How I do it: surgical resection of micro-arteriovenous malformations.
other · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 39945911.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s00701-025-06455-1 and PMC identifier 11825632.
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Abstract
Micro-arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are a subgroup of AVMs with a nidus smaller than 1- cm. As such, intraoperative localization of micro-AVMs can be challenging. Once identified intraoperatively, however, treatment of the micro-AVM is often straightforward. We discuss and illustrate the fundamental imaging and intraoperative steps to localize micro-AVMs with the aid of an illustrative clinical case. Micro-AVMs can be challenging to localize intraoperatively. With the aid of anatomical, clinical, and intraoperative findings, the micro-AVMs small draining vein can be localized and traced in a retrograde fashion to identify and remove the micro-AVM.
Medical subject headings
- Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
- Neurosurgical Procedures