title: Giant congenital intercostal arteriovenous malformation with extensive involvement of chest wall and ribs: surgical experience.
abstract: Intercostal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare lesions. Review of literature shows that most reported cases are secondary to trauma or iatrogenic in origin. Congenital intercostal AVMs are extremely rare. We believe that only 1 case report of congenital intercostal arteriovenous malformation has been reported previously in the literature. We present an exceedingly rare case of giant congenital intercostal AVM in a young patient diagnosed on contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the thorax and treated by surgical resection of the involved chest wall and ribs with reconstruction of the surgical defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 5th Fl, Grant Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Byculla, Mumbai, India. parashi.hrishikesh@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hrishikesh Sukhadeo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Parashi
authors.forename: Krishnarao Narayan
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Bhosle
authors.forename: Nitin Dashrath
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Thakare
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sushrut Suhas
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Potwar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007366:Intercostal Muscles / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D035583:Rare Diseases; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012272:Ribs / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media