Arteriovenous malformations in the pediatric population: review of the existing literature

M El-Ghanem, T Kass-Hout, O Kass-Hout… - Interventional …, 2016 - karger.com
Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the pediatric population are relatively rare but
reportedly carry a higher rate of rupture than in adults. This could be due to the fact that most …

The natural history of cerebral arteriovenous malformations

A Can, BA Gross, R Du - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2017 - Elsevier
Cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are composed of a complex tangle of
abnormal arteries and veins and are a significant source of cerebral hemorrhage and …

Microsurgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations in pediatric patients: the Boston Children's Hospital experience

BA Gross, A Storey, DB Orbach, RM Scott… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Outcomes of microsurgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in
children are infrequently reported across large cohorts. METHODS The authors undertook a …

Long-term outcome of 106 consecutive pediatric ruptured brain arteriovenous malformations after combined treatment

T Blauwblomme, M Bourgeois, P Meyer, S Puget… - Stroke, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Childhood intracerebral hemorrhage is mainly attributable to
underlying brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVMs). Multimodal treatment options for …

Stereotactic radiosurgery alone or combined with embolization for brain arteriovenous malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Russell, T Peck, D Ding, CJ Chen, DG Taylor… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Embolization of brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) prior to stereotactic
radiosurgery (SRS) has been reported to negatively affect obliteration rates. The goal of this …

Onyx embolization before the surgical treatment of grade III Spetzler-Martin brain arteriovenous malformations: single-center experience and technical nuances

S Luzzi, M Del Maestro, D Bongetta, C Zoia… - World Neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Grade III Spetzler-Martin brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are a
specific set of AVMs with high variability in terms of site, size, angioarchitecture, flow …

De novo germline and somatic variants convergently promote endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in simplex brain arteriovenous malformation

H Li, Y Nam, R Huo, W Fu, B Jiang, Q Zhou… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVMs) are abnormal entanglement of blood
vessels in brain, with direct connections from arteries to veins, lacking functional capillary …

[HTML][HTML] Return of the lesion: a meta-analysis of 1134 angiographically cured pediatric arteriovenous malformations

DC Lauzier, AK Vellimana, AR Chatterjee… - Journal of …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) carry a risk of rupture and
subsequent morbidity or mortality unless fully treated. AVMs in pediatric patients are known …

Spetzler-Martin grade III arteriovenous malformations: a multicenter propensity-adjusted analysis of the effects of preoperative embolization

JS Catapano, FA Frisoli, CL Nguyen, DA Wilkinson… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Spetzler-Martin (SM) grade III arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are at
the boundary of safe operability, and preoperative embolization may reduce surgical risks …

The impact of embolization on radiosurgery obliteration rates for brain arteriovenous malformations: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

H Chang, MA Silva, J Weng, J Kovacevic, E Luther… - Neurosurgical …, 2022 - Springer
There exists no consensus in the literature regarding the impact of pre-stereotactic
radiosurgery (SRS) embolization on obliteration rates and clinical outcome after …