Open AccessArterio venous malformation of the nose and forehead
Author(s) -
Kishore Chandra Prasad,
Padmanabhank,
Nikitas Malhotra,
Alexander Alex
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02974402
Subject(s) - medicine , disfigurement , vascularity , venous malformation , otorhinolaryngology , forehead , nose , surgery , embolization , head and neck , radiology
Congenital arterio-venous malformations of the head and neck are uncommon lesions encountered in clinical practice. They can have a range of clinical effects from mild disfigurement to cardiac failure. Treatment of these lesions poses a challenge to the surgeon due to their extreme vascularity and high incidence of recurrence. Highly selective arterial embolization and surgical resection offer the best chance for cure. The ease presented is that of a congenital a v malformation of the face, which was treated successfully by surgical excision.