title: Congenital pelvic arteriovenous malformation: uncommon symptoms of lower limb venous hypertension.
abstract: Congenital pelvic arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare and their clinical behavior is quite variable. A case of congenital pelvic AVM manifesting with unusual extrapelvic symptoms of ipsilateral leg pain is described. The causes of symptoms associated with congenital pelvic AVMs are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akimaro Kudo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishibe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasuda
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014690:Venous Pressure