Surgical Treatment of Spontaneous Superficial Temporal Artery Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report
Leslie R. Elmore,
Christopher Esper,
Andrei I. Gritsiuta
et al.
Abstract:Patient: Female, 76-year-old
Final Diagnosis: Spontaneous superficial temporal artery arteriovenous malformation
Symptoms: Pulsatile mass • tenderness • enlarging • tinnitus
Clinical Procedure: Open ligation and excision
Specialty: Surgery
Objective:
Rare disease
Background:
An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein, bypassing the capillary network. An AVM of th… Show more
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