Endovascular treatment of a pial arteriovenous fistula of a posteroinferior cerebellar artery with a double origin

J Neurointerv Surg. 2011 Sep;3(3):233-6. doi: 10.1136/jnis.2010.003749. Epub 2011 Jan 6.

Abstract

Pial arteriovenous fistulas (pAVF) of the posterior fossa are rare and may present with symptoms secondary to mass effect, venous hypertension or hemorrhage, among others. A case is presented of a previously healthy 2-year-old boy with neurological deficit arising from pAVF of the posteroinferior cerebellar artery. The pAVF was successfully treated with endovascular occlusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Arteries / abnormalities
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / therapy*
  • Cerebellum / blood supply*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neuroimaging
  • Pia Mater / blood supply*