Arteriovenous malformations of the head and neck: current concepts in management

Christopher Fowell; Robert Jones; Hiroshi Nishikawa; Andrew Monaghan

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.01.034

Arteriovenous malformations of the head and neck: current concepts in management

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016 Jun;54(5):482-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.01.034. Epub 2016 Mar 24.

Authors

Christopher Fowell¹, Robert Jones², Hiroshi Nishikawa³, Andrew Monaghan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2WB. Electronic address: cjfowell@doctors.org.uk.
² Consultant Interventional Radiologist, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2WB.
³ Consultant Craniofacial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH.
⁴ Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2WB.

PMID: 27020371
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.01.034

Abstract

The field of vascular anomalies and their clinical management is expanding and developments in the last few years have improved the understanding of haemangiomas and vascular malformations. In this paper, the first in the series of 3 educational reviews, we review the current trends and evidence-based management of arteriovenous malformations.

Keywords: Vascular anomalies; arteriovenous malformations.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
Head / blood supply
Hemangioma*
Humans
Neck / blood supply