1. Surgical management of scalp arterio-venous malformation and scalp venous malformation: An experience of eleven cases
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Forhad Hossain Chowdhury, Mainul Haque Sarker, A F M Momtazul Haque, Mohammod Raziul Haque, and Khandkar Ali Kawsar
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medicine.medical_specialty ,scalp AVM ,lcsh:Surgery ,cavernous angioma ,Surgical planning ,Cirsoid aneurysm ,Medicine ,Arterio-venous malformation ,Sinus pericranii ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Vascular malformation ,Magnetic resonance imaging ,lcsh:RD1-811 ,cirsoid aneurysm ,medicine.disease ,body regions ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Scalp ,Original Article ,Surgery ,Radiology ,scalp venous malformatiom ,sinus pericranii ,Complication ,business ,Venous malformation - Abstract
Aims: Scalp arterio-venous malformation (AVM) and scalp venous malformation (SVM) are rare conditions that usually need surgical treatment. Here, we have reported our experience of the surgical management of such lesions with a short review of the literature. Materials and Methods: In this prospective study, 11 patients with scalp AVM and SVM, who underwent surgical excision of lesion in our hospital from 2006 to 2012, were included. All suspected high-flow AVM were investigated with the selective internal and external carotid digital subtraction angiogram (DSA) ± computed tomography (CT) scan of brain with CT angiogram or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain with MR angiogram, and all suspected low-flow vascular malformation (VM) was investigated with MRI of brain + MR angiogram. Eight were high-flow and three were low-flow VM. Results: All lesions were successfully excised. Scalp cosmetic aspects were acceptable in all cases. There was no major post-operative complication or recurrence till last follow-up. Conclusions: With preoperative appropriate surgical planning, scalp AVM and SVM can be excised without major complication.
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- 2013
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