Successful perinatal management of a ruptured brain arteriovenous malformation in a pregnant patient by endovascular embolization followed by elective cesarean section: a single-case experience

Successful perinatal management of a ruptured brain arteriovenous malformation in a pregnant patient by endovascular embolization followed by elective cesarean section: a single-case experience

Abstract Background Although brain arteriovenous malformations (AVM) usually remain asymptomatic during pregnancy, they can cause intracranial hemorrhage and lead to serious neurological deficits. Nowadays, it is accepted that treatment of a ruptured brain AVM during pregnancy should be based on neu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Satoru Asano, Nahoko Hayashi, Shunsuke Edakubo, Maiko Hosokawa, Junko Suwa, Yutaka Saito, Shunsuke Ichi, Masuzo Taneda, Keiichi Katoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-08-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Brain arteriovenous malformation
Pregnancy
Cesarean delivery
Endovascular embolization
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-016-0045-6

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-016-0045-6

Similar Items