title: Treatment of traumatic facial arteriovenous fistula with embolization and surgical excision--a case report.
abstract: A 57-year-old male presented with a traumatic arteriovenous fistula on his face. The fistula was first treated with transarterial embolization and subsequently resection. His course was complicated by several recurrences of his fistula prior to definitive surgical treatment. The treatment of facial arteriovenous fistula and its complications are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuwayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takaku
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004423:Ear / Q000098:blood supply*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008438:Maxillary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000098:blood supply