Giant arteriovenous malformation of the vein of Galen in an adult.
A case of a large vein of Galen malformation in a 29-year-old man is presented. A two-staged surgical procedure, first with ligation of the feeding vessels, and followed later by thrombectomy, allowed successful surgical treatment of this lesion.
D000328:Adult; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014680:Veins