Atypical developmental venous anomaly associated with single arteriovenous fistula and intracerebral hemorrhage: a case demonstrated by superselective angiography

Korean J Radiol. 2012 Jan-Feb;13(1):107-10. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2012.13.1.107. Epub 2011 Dec 23.

Abstract

We present a case of developmental venous anomaly associated with arteriovenous fistula supplied by a single arterial feeder adjacent to a large acute intracerebral hemorrhage. The arteriovenous fistula was successfully obliterated by superselective embolization while completely preserving the developmental venous anomaly. Two similar cases, including superselective angiographic findings, have been reported in the literature; however, we describe herein superselective angiographic findings in more detail and demonstrate the arteriovenous shunt more clearly than the previous reports. In addition, a literature review was performed to discuss the association of a developmental venous anomaly with vascular lesions.

Keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; Cerebral angiography; Cerebral hemorrhage; Developmental venous anomaly; Therapeutic embolization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / therapy*
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / therapy*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*