Diagnosis and management of calcaneal Yakes type IV AVM: Two case reports.

Authors :: Dinh Luan N
Minh Hien T
Anh Huy L
Tan Tai N
Tran Kinh B
Hoa T
Minh Duc N
Source :: Radiology case reports [Radiol Case Rep] 2021 Oct 01; Vol. 16 (12), pp. 3621-3627. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 01 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: Peripheral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare, congenital anomalies resulting from developmental genetic defects of the vasculature and cause significant disturbances in daily activities. AVMs can affect any part of the body and are rarely observed in the calcaneal region. Here, we describe two cases of Yakes type IV calcaneal AVMs managed by ethanol sclerotherapy at our institute.<br /> (© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.)