title: Combined endovascular and microsurgical treatment of a complex spinal arteriovenous fistula associated with CLOVES syndrome in an adult patient.
abstract: CLOVES (congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal nevi, and scoliosis/skeletal/spinal anomalies) syndrome is a congenital and almost exclusively pediatric syndrome associated with vascular malformations of the neuroaxis. We report the case of a complex spinal arteriovenous fistula in an adult woman with CLOVES syndrome treated using a multidisciplinary approach with endovascular embolization and microsurgical technique, and review the medical literature on this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
authors.forename: Mohammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Boroumand
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
authors.forename: M Yashar S
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kalani
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States. Electronic address: Neuropub@dignityhealth.org.
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Spetzler
mesh_terms: D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D009506:Nevus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: CLOVES; Malformation; Spinal; Vascular