[Intraosseous arteriovenous malformations]

Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac. 2010 Feb;111(1):11-8. doi: 10.1016/j.stomax.2009.12.001. Epub 2010 Jan 15.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Intraosseous arteriovenous maxillomandibular malformations are rare. The diagnosis is primarily clinical (children with pulsatile osseous tumefaction, bleeding at cingulum), completed with imaging techniques (TDM and/or MRI). Arteriography is indicated only at the time of therapeutic management. The evolution may vary greatly (four levels: quiescence, expansion, destruction, decompensation) and usually evolves because of hormonal changes or trauma. Radiotherapy and vascular ligatures are no longer recommended. The best treatment is direct or transarterial embolization. Surgical resection, when feasible, must be thorough. It is indicated in case of failure or recurrence after embolization.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis*
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / surgery
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy
  • Curettage
  • Disease Progression
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
  • Humans
  • Jaw / blood supply*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler