A case of pelvic arteriovenous malformation in a male |
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| Authors: | Michio Tanaka,Katsuyuki Iida,Shinichi Matsumoto,Takumi Takeuchi,Kazumi Yamaguchi,Yoji Nishimura,& Takashi Tominaga |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Urology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. m-tanaka@wc4.so-net.ne.jp |
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| Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Congenital pelvic arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is rare especially in males. We present a case of pelvic AVM in a 38-year-old male. He was admitted to our hospital with left flank abdominal pain and painless gross hematuria. METHODS/DISCUSSION: Pelvic computed tomography demonstrated a homogeneous contrast-enhanced mass, 6 cm in diameter. For diagnosis, non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and color Doppler ultrasonography were very useful in our case. Though the treatment is controversial, we decided to monitor his clinical course. |
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| Keywords: | color Doppler ultrasonography MRI pelvic AVM |
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