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Brain, Venous Vascular Malformations: Follow-up

Author: Andrew L Wagner, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Instructional Faculty, University of Virginia School of Medicine; Director of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Rockingham Memorial Hospital
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Updated: Apr 21, 2009

Intervention

Medicolegal Pitfalls

  • AVMs should not be identified as DVAs. The difference is usually obvious because a DVA does not have abnormally enlarged feeding arteries or the tortuous vessels observed in an AVM. Because DVAs are considered to be clinically silent lesions, misdiagnosing a DVA as an AVM can lead to catastrophic consequences if a surgeon removes it. Removal of a DVA likely leads to venous infarction in that part of the brain.
 


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Keywords

venous vascular malformation, brain venous vascular malformation, developmental venous anomaly, DVA, venous angioma, cavernous angioma, arteriovenous malformation, capillary telangiectasia

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Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Andrew L Wagner, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Instructional Faculty, University of Virginia School of Medicine; Director of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Andrew L Wagner, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Society of Neuroradiology, and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Robert A Koenigsberg, DO, MSc, FAOCR, Professor, Director of Neuroradiology, Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology Training Programs, Department of Radiology, Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine
Robert A Koenigsberg, DO, MSc, FAOCR is a member of the following medical societies: American Osteopathic Association, American Society of Neuroradiology, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, Resolution Imaging Medical Corporation
Robert M Krasny, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

James G Smirniotopoulos, MD, Professor of Radiology, Neurology, and Biomedical Informatics, Chairman, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
James G Smirniotopoulos, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Society of Head and Neck Radiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Association of University Radiologists, and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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