Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformations

Andrew B. Foy; Nicholas Wetjen; Bruce E. Pollock

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2010.03.002

Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformations

Andrew B. Foy, Nicholas Wetjen, Bruce E. Pollock

Neurosurgery

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Abstract

Children with intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVM) have a high cumulative risk of hemorrhage and therefore effective treatment of AVMs in the pediatric population is imperative. Treatment options include microsurgical resection, endovascular embolization, staged or single fraction radiosurgery, or some combination of these treatments, with the ultimate goal of eliminating the risk of hemorrhage. In this article the authors review the current data on the use of radiosurgery for the treatment of childhood AVMs. Factors associated with successful AVM radiosurgery in this population are examined, and comparisons with outcomes in adult patients are reviewed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	457-461
Number of pages	5
Journal	Neurosurgery clinics of North America
Volume	21
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nec.2010.03.002
State	Published - Jul 2010

Keywords

Arteriovenous malformation
Pediatric neurosurgery
Radiosurgery

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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