title: Management of congenital arteriovenous malformations.
abstract: Over a 6-year period, 12 patients with 14 congenital arteriovenous malformations were considered for a staged approach to include afferent vessel ligation (AVL) and/or intra-arterial embolization (IAE) and surgical excision where possible. Patients were followed for a period ranging from 3 to 60 months. Two patients had localized lesions which were completely excised. Five patients were treated by IAE followed by excision with a successful outcome in four. One patient had a transmetatarsal amputation for failed IAE. Two patients had both IAE and AVL before excision of the lesion. In one patient AVL alone was followed by a recurrence. Two patients with multiple lesions were kept under observation. It would appear that IAE and excision of an arteriovenous malformation can achieve cure or excellent palliation in most patients.
authors.affiliation: Peripheral Vascular Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Abdool-Carrim
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cuschieri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vohra
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Pollock
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: McKellar
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Gilmour
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies