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Anxiety/etiology , Coronary Artery Disease/complications , Coronary Vessel Anomalies/complications , Depression/etiology , Anxiety/psychology , Coronary Angiography , Coronary Artery Disease/diagnostic imaging , Coronary Vessel Anomalies/psychology , Depression/psychology , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective StudiesABSTRACT
Vasculopathies are frequently associated with neurofibromatosis type-1, and they are generally occlusive or stenotic type lesions. Vertebral arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is quite rare in neurofibromatosis type 1 patients. They can be treated with surgical excision or endovascular occlusion. We describe a surgically treated cervical AVF in a neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) patient and discuss the selection of the patient for the surgery. Although endovascular occlusion is the first line treatment option for cervical AVFs, some selected cases can be successfully treated by surgery. Surgery should be considered as a treatment option in spite of its risks, especially for cervical AVF which is associated with fibromuscular system diseases like NF-1.
