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- Title
Paravertebral Arteriovenous Fistulas Presenting Acute Epidural Hematoma Associated with Paraplegia.
- Authors
Iizuka, Y.; Suzuki, M.; Yoshimura, N.; Ohno, S.; Konishi, Y.
- Abstract
We report a unique case of paravertebral arteriovenous fistulas (PVAVF) presenting with acute epidural hematoma produced by dilated venous pouch. The involved level in this patient makes this an extremely rare case. The main feeding artery was the right thyrocervical trunk and the dilated venous pouch was the posterior internal venous plexus around the upper thoracic spine. The etiology of this abnormal arteriovenous communication remains unclear. This case demonstrates that a venous ectasic pouch comprises important etiological angioarchitecture of radiculopathy and myelopathy in PVAVF.
- Subjects
ARTERIOVENOUS fistula; ARTERIOVENOUS anastomosis; BLOOD-vessel abnormalities; EPIDURAL hematoma; HEMATOMA; PARAPLEGIA; PARALYSIS treatment; ETIOLOGY of diseases; DIAGNOSTIC imaging; MEDICAL imaging systems; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS; BLOOD disease treatment
- Publication
Neuroradiology Journal, 2008, Vol 21, Issue 1, p93
- ISSN
1971-4009
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/197140090802100113