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Background: Arteriovenous malformation [AVM] are vascular anomalies that may threaten functional and vital prognosis
The aim of this study was to assess the management of Arteriovenous malformation
Methods: it is retrospective study about 54 patients, having AVM, collected over a 7-year period
Results: Sex ratio M/F was 1.25; average age at the diagnosis was 25.4 years. Puberty, pregnancy and trauma, were the most important favoring factors for the development of AVM. Location was the head in 75% of the cases. Doppler ultrasound was the most indicated examination to confirm the diagnosis
In over than 70% of our patients, therapeutic abstention and follow-up were indicated. In the other cases, embolixation, with or without surgery was the treatment. A patient died of massive haemorrhage
Treatment is necessary in complicated AVM. Follow-up [if abstention or after treatment] is mainly based on clinical and Doppler data
Conclusions: AVM are anomalies that may be serious and their management must be multidisciplinary to allow better therapeutic indications