Open AccessTwo Cases of Lingual Arteriovenous Malformations with Comorbidities Treated by Glue Embolization: A Report with Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Krishnan Nagarajan,
P Prasanth,
S Elango
Publication year - 2018
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/s12070-018-1504-3
Subject(s) - medicine , embolization , otorhinolaryngology , surgery , tongue , neurosurgery , arteriovenous malformation , swallowing , ablation , glue , cirrhosis , interventional radiology , dysphagia , radiology , pathology , materials science , composite material
Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) involving the tongue are uncommon lesions in the head and neck region. They present with bleeding that can be massive and life-threatening apart from debilitating symptoms of pain, ulcers, difficulty in phonation or swallowing. Various therapeutic approaches have been used in their management-surgery, endovascular embolization, radiation and ablation procedures like laser ablation. We report two patients-a 34 year-old man and 56 year-old female who presented with massive bleeding due to lingual AVM and had comorbidities as liver cirrhosis and chronic medical renal disease respectively, and treated with glue embolization, with a review of the literature.