Intracranial pial arteriovenous fistula (PAVF)
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Intracranial pial arteriovenous fistula (PAVF). There are one or more arteries feeding into a single vein. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pathology
- There are one or more arteries feeding into a single vein
- There is no plexiform nidus: unlike in classical AVMs
Clinical features
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Associated disorders
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Complications
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Investigations
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Treatment
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References
- Smajda S, Rodesch G. Giant pediatric intracranial pial macrofistula. Neurology 2020; 95:270-271.
- Pedicelli A, Iacobucci M, Frassanito P, et al. Prenatal diagnosis and multimodal neonatal treatment of a rare pial arteriovenous fistula: case report and review of the literature. World Neurosurg 2017; 104:1050.e13-1050.e18.
- Goel A, Jain S, Shah A, Rai S, Gore S, Dharurkar P. Pial arteriovenous fistula: a brief review and report of 14 surgically treated cases. World Neurosurg 2018; 110:e873-e881.
- Oh HJ, Yoon SM, Kim SH, Shim JJ. A case of pial arteriovenous fistula with giant venous aneurysm and multiple varices treated with coil embolization. J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2011; 50:248-251.
- Hoh BL, Putman CM, Budzik RF, Ogilvy CS. Surgical and endovascular flow disconnection of intracranial pial single-channel arteriovenous fistulae. Neurosurgery 2001; 49:1351-1363.
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