Arteriovenous malformations that rupture during pregnancy: a management dilemma |
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Authors: | G. Lanzino M. E. Jensen B. Cappelletto N. F. Kassell |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA;(2) Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary Intracranial haemorrhage due to rupture of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) during pregnancy is a rare but serious condition that warrants prompt recognition. Once the diagnosis is made, the management is primarily based on neurosurgical rather than obstetric considerations. Due to its rarity, no definitive guidelines exist, and the best time to perform elective surgery (i.e., at presentation or at completion of the pregnancy) is ill-defined. This report describes three patients recently treated at our institution who had AVMs that ruptured during pregnancy. These cases well summarize the difficulties encountered in treating such patients. The diagnostic as well as the therapeutic implications of this condition are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Pregnancy arteriovenous malformation intracerebral haemorrhage surgery |
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