Arteriovenous malformation facial
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Management strategy for facial arteriovenous malformations
Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare congenital vascular malformations accounting only % of all vascular anomalies with 50% occurrence in the oral.
We treated 20 patients with facial arteriovenous malformation by using this method. Most of the lesions (80%) were located within the cheek and lip. There were.
Description:Abstract Traumatic arteriovenous malformations AVM represent an abnormal communication between arteries and veins and are usually complex. They occur most commonly in the extremities and are noted most often in military casualties. In the literature there are approximately 25 cases of traumatic AVM of the facial region which are angiographically documented. To these are added five documented cases from this paper, one which was proven at surgery, and one which was suspected from classical signs and symptoms but not diagnosed. The trauma leading to the AVM may be: A swelling of the face, pulsatile tinnitus, throbbing headache and bleeding comprise the main presenting symptoms.
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