Arteriovenous vascular malformations confined to the hand: an algorithm of management based on a new classification.
Management of arteriovenous malformations confined to the hand is diverse and ranges from conservative measures to amputation. This paper is a retrospective review of 13 patients with arteriovenous malformations of the hand who were managed using an algorithm of treatment which considered the clinical presentation and the anatomical structure of the lesion.
Al-Qattan
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Division of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. moqattan@hotmail.com
Murray
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El-Shayeb
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*; D001458:Bandages; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies