Cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) represent congenital anomalies of blood vessels composed of a nidus of anomalous arterial and venous vessels without a capillary network. We describe a case of bleeding cerebral AVM in a pregnant women at the second quarter of gestation and diagnosed by digital subtraction angiography showing a large principal arterial nidus supply. The AVM was treated by endovascular embolization at the 27th week of gestation. The post-operative course was uneventful and a caesarean section was performed at the 37th week of gestation. The endovascular approach may represent a safe method in the treatment of this cerebral condition during pregnancy.
GRANATA, F., ALAFACI, C., GIACOBBE, A., DE VIVO, A., MANCUSO, A., CONTI, A., et al. (2010). ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF CEREBRAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION BLEEDING DURING PREGNANCY. A CASE REPORT. THE NEURORADIOLOGY JOURNAL, 23(4), 473-478 [10.1177/197140091002300419].
ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF CEREBRAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION BLEEDING DURING PREGNANCY. A CASE REPORT
CONTI, Alfredo;
2010
Abstract
Cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) represent congenital anomalies of blood vessels composed of a nidus of anomalous arterial and venous vessels without a capillary network. We describe a case of bleeding cerebral AVM in a pregnant women at the second quarter of gestation and diagnosed by digital subtraction angiography showing a large principal arterial nidus supply. The AVM was treated by endovascular embolization at the 27th week of gestation. The post-operative course was uneventful and a caesarean section was performed at the 37th week of gestation. The endovascular approach may represent a safe method in the treatment of this cerebral condition during pregnancy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
