Manejo de malformaciones arteriovenosas cerebrales

  1. Olarte-García, Alicia 1
  2. Eíto-Valdovinos, Clara 1
  3. Valtueña-Peydró, Germán 2
  4. Martínez- Fernández, María-Isabel 1
  5. Marbán-Orejas, Marina 1
  6. Gago-Gómez, Patricia 1
  7. Mateos-Salvador, Pedro 1
  8. Rodríguez-López, Brais 1
  9. Vázquez-Lorenzo, Enrique 1
  10. Larrea-Peña, José Ángel 1
  11. Ensunza-Lamikiz, Pedro 1
  1. 1 Clínica IMQ Zorrotzaurre, España
  2. 2 Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, España
Journal:
Gaceta médica de Bilbao: Revista oficial de la Academia de Ciencias Médicas de Bilbao. Información para profesionales sanitarios

ISSN: 0304-4858,  2173-2302

Year of publication: 2020

Volume: 117

Issue: 1

Pages: 38-42

Type: Article

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Abstract

Introduction. Radiosurgery in the treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM) has, as its main objective, to produce its obliteration.Clinical case. A 66-year-old patient diagnosed with an AVM in the midbrain of the craniocerebral trunk (TBI), grade III according to the Spetzler-Martin assessment scale, which debuted with tetraventricular hemorrhage. The treatment of AVM is performed with radiosurgery and its obliteration is verified after one year, with no associated morbidity.Conclusions. Radiosurgery in cerebral AVM is a very comfortable treatment for the patient, allowing to achieve similar results in efficacy to its two alternatives (surgery and endovascular embolization), with a lower morbidity and mortality rate.

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