Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Fistula Associated with a Giant Venous Pouch in a Three-Year-Old Child

Abstract

An unusual case of direct spinal cord arteriovenous fistula (SCAVF) associated with a large venous pouch in a three-year-old child is presented.

Features of this rare vascular lesion on MRI and selective angiography are described.

Keywords

spinal cord arteriovenous fistula paediatric neuroradiology

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