title: Management of incidentally discovered intracranial vascular abnormalities.
abstract: With the widespread use of brain imaging studies, neurosurgeons have seen a marked increase in the number of incidental intracranial lesions, including vascular abnormalities. Specifically, the detection of incidentally discovered aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, cavernous angiomas, developmental venous anomalies, and capillary telangiectasias has increased. The best management strategy for most of these lesions is controversial. Treatment options include observation, open surgery, endovascular procedures, and radiosurgery. Multiple factors should be taken into account when discussing treatment indications, including the natural history of the disease and the risk of the treatment. In this article, the authors focus on the natural history of these lesions and the risk of the treatment, and they give recommendations regarding the most appropriate management strategy based on the current evidence in the literature and their experience with intracranial vascular abnormalities.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: Nohra
authors: N
authors: Chalouhi
authors: Aaron S
authors: AS
authors: Dumont
authors: Ciro
authors: C
authors: Randazzo
authors: Stavropoula
authors: S
authors: Tjoumakaris
authors: L Fernando
authors: LF
authors: Gonzalez
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Rosenwasser
authors: Pascal
authors: P
authors: Jabbour
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019468:Disease Management; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods