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  • Title: Embolization in high-flow arteriovenous malformations of the face.
    Author: Komiyama M, Khosla VK, Yamamoto Y, Tazaki H, Toyota N.
    Journal: Ann Plast Surg; 1992 Jun; 28(6):575-83. PubMed ID: 1622040.
    Abstract:
    Five patients with arteriovenous malformations of the face (4 males and 1 woman; age range, 11-38 years) were treated by selective embolization through the feeding arteries with polyvinyl alcohol particles. Immediate gross angiographical obliteration was obtained in 4 patients, with pronounced reduction of the arteriovenous shunt in the fifth. Clinical symptoms including bleeding, swelling, pulsations, bruit, and disfigurement improved in all the patients followed up for a period of 6 to 21 months. Polyvinyl alcohol particle embolization, without surgical resection, though palliative could be useful in select patients. The classification and diagnosis of congenital vascular malformations is briefly reviewed and treatment discussed.
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