title: Arterio-venous malformation following a radical neck dissection.
abstract: A case is described of an arterio-venous malformation (AVM), which followed a radical neck dissection, and was treated by intra-arterial embolisation for the control of symptoms. Other iatrogenic causes in head and neck surgery are listed and the management is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Sunderland District General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Ward-Booth
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects*