Arteriovenous malformation of the forehead, anterior scalp, and nasal dorsum.
Management of complex and relentless large arteriovenous malformations with long term control and acceptable aesthetic results can be accomplished. This outcome requires selective intra-arterial embolization, judicious surgical resection, composite reconstruction with free tissue transfer, other ancillary procedures, or both, and careful serial follow-up examinations to rule out recurrent or persistent disease.
Weinzweig
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Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612-7316, USA. weinzweig2@aol.com
Chin
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Polley
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J
Charbel
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Shownkeen
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H
Debrun
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G
D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003560:Cysts; D005546:Forehead / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009666:Nose / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012535:Scalp / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*