title: Anaesthetic management of a child with massive extracranial arteriovenous malformation.
abstract: Vascular tumors affect the head and neck commonly but arteriovenous malformations are rare. Vascular malformations are often present at birth and grow with the patient, usually only becoming significant later in childhood. Embolization has been the mainstay of treatment in massive and complex arteriovenous malformations. We present a case of massive extracranial arteriovenous malformation in a 7-year-old boy causing significant workload on right heart and respiratory distress. The management of angioembolization under general anaesthesia and anaesthetic concerns are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shamim
authors.forename: Hameed
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ullah
authors.forename: Azhar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rehman