Successful surgical excision of juvenile-type spinal arteriovenous malformation in two stages following partial embolization.
The case of a 24-year-old man with a juvenile-type spinal arteriovenous malformation is reported. Spinal angiography and magnetic resonance image revealed a juvenile (Type III) AVM at the cervical spine. This spinal malformation was successfully resected with a posterior and anterior surgical approach in two stages following partial embolization.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. menkua@erciyes.edu.tr
Akdemir
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Durak
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D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery