Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery]
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Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi · Aug 1996
[The angiographic classification and endovascular therapy of the vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation].
We treated 11 cases of the vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation, one of which was diagnosed by MRI only, and 10 underwent CAG diagnostic procedure. Among the 10 CAG diagnosed cases, 5 were classified as the vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) with the AV shunt directing to the vein of Galen. ⋯ For VGAD, the primary AVM or AVF were embolized. The pathphysiology, angiographic characteristics, classification and the principle of endovascular therapy of the vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation were discussed.