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Surgical Excision of Cirsoid Aneurysm of the Scalp: Case Series and Review of the Literature
- Source :
- World Neurosurgery. 155:e600-e604
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2021.
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Abstract
- Background Cirsoid aneurysms, also known as arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), of the scalp are relatively rare lesions. They may be found incidentally or with symptoms such as an enlarging pulsatile mass, headache, or bleeding. Methods This retrospective case series comprised 10 cases of scalp AVMs that were treated with surgical excision from January 2010 to January 2020. Diagnosis was made with simple palpation and computed tomography angiography. Scalp AVMs were categorized according to the Schobinger classification. Results There were 10 patients, 8 males and 2 females, with a mean age of 22.6 years (range, 10–40 years). All patients underwent ligation of the feeding artery with total excision of the AVM. There were no postoperative complications or recurrences during a mean follow-up of 21.6 months. Conclusions Preoperative embolization reduces vascularity and helps in easy identification as well as complete excision of cirsoid aneurysms during surgery. However, surgical excision alone of cirsoid aneurysms also results in excellent outcomes.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Palpation
Cirsoid aneurysm
Arteriovenous Malformations
Young Adult
Vascularity
Humans
Medicine
Child
Retrospective Studies
Computed tomography angiography
Scalp
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Surgery
Feeding artery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Female
Surgical excision
Neurology (clinical)
medicine.symptom
business
Ligation
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18788750
- Volume :
- 155
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- World Neurosurgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ec49fa7d10c1f6872edb39a7f4df6b10