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Pelvic arteriovenous malformation

MedGen UID:
1626617
•Concept ID:
C4531181
•
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0031344

Definition

An anomalous configuration of blood vessels that shunts arterial blood directly into veins without passing through the capillaries and that is located in the pelvis. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPelvic arteriovenous malformation

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tertiary Referral Hospital Experiences of Men Presenting With Painless Postcoital Gross Hematuria and a Suggestion for the Management Algorithm.
Kang DH, Lee JY, Jung DC, Oh YT, Cho ES, Park SY, Lee KS, Cho KS
Urology 2018 May;115:112-118. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.01.041. PMID: 29432871
Curative treatment of pelvic arteriovenous malformation--an alternative strategy: transvenous intra-operative embolisation.
Mallios A, Laurian C, Houbballah R, Gigou F, Marteau V
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2011 Apr;41(4):548-53. Epub 2011 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.11.018. PMID: 21277234
Successful management of pelvic arteriovenous malformation by repeated particulate intra-arterial embolization.
Jackson JE
Br J Urol 1996 Jan;77(1):171. PMID: 8653308

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tertiary Referral Hospital Experiences of Men Presenting With Painless Postcoital Gross Hematuria and a Suggestion for the Management Algorithm.
Kang DH, Lee JY, Jung DC, Oh YT, Cho ES, Park SY, Lee KS, Cho KS
Urology 2018 May;115:112-118. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.01.041. PMID: 29432871
Uncommon primary pelvic retroperitoneal masses in adults: a pattern-based imaging approach.
Shanbhogue AK, Fasih N, Macdonald DB, Sheikh AM, Menias CO, Prasad SR
Radiographics 2012 May-Jun;32(3):795-817. doi: 10.1148/rg.323115020. PMID: 22582360
Curative treatment of pelvic arteriovenous malformation--an alternative strategy: transvenous intra-operative embolisation.
Mallios A, Laurian C, Houbballah R, Gigou F, Marteau V
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2011 Apr;41(4):548-53. Epub 2011 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.11.018. PMID: 21277234
A case of pelvic arteriovenous malformation in a male.
Tanaka M, Iida K, Matsumoto S, Takeuchi T, Yamaguchi K, Nishimura Y, Tominaga T
Int J Urol 1999 Jul;6(7):374-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.1999.00077.x. PMID: 10445308
Antepartum diagnosis of pelvic arteriovenous malformation.
Ramin KD, Ramin SM, Webb LS, Radford LR, Sewall LE
Obstet Gynecol 1996 Oct;88(4 Pt 2):647-50. doi: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00290-6. PMID: 8841238

Diagnosis

Congenital periprostatic pelvic arteriovenous malformation presenting as isolated pelvic pain and requiring endovascular embolization.
Anton Sagayanathan P, Goai XY, Stephens D, Pridgeon S
ANZ J Surg 2023 Jun;93(6):1709-1711. Epub 2023 Feb 2 doi: 10.1111/ans.18308. PMID: 36732894
Symptomatic pelvic arteriovenous malformation treated successfully with an endovascular approach.
Doiz Artázcoz E, Manosalbas Rubio IM, González Calbo A, Martín Cañuelo JJ, Rodríguez Piñero M
Cir Esp (Engl Ed) 2020 Oct;98(8):493-495. Epub 2019 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2019.11.008. PMID: 31858973
Congenital pelvic arteriovenous malformation in male patients: a rare cause of urological symptoms and role of embolization.
Game X, Berlizot P, Hassan T, Joffre F, Chokairi S, Houlgatte A, Rischmann P
Eur Urol 2002 Oct;42(4):407-12. doi: 10.1016/s0302-2838(02)00355-x. PMID: 12361908
Arteriovenous malformation of mesosalpinx associated with a 'vanishing' ectopic pregnancy: diagnosis with three-dimensional color power angiography.
Shih JC, Shyu MK, Cheng WF, Lee CN, Jou HJ, Wang RM, Hsieh FJ
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1999 Jan;13(1):63-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.13010063.x. PMID: 10201089
Antepartum diagnosis of pelvic arteriovenous malformation.
Ramin KD, Ramin SM, Webb LS, Radford LR, Sewall LE
Obstet Gynecol 1996 Oct;88(4 Pt 2):647-50. doi: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00290-6. PMID: 8841238

Therapy

Pelvic arteriovenous malformation in a kidney transplant recipient.
Yamada M, Iwamoto H, Konno O, Kihara Y, Akashi I, Okihara M, Oda T
Kidney Int 2021 Jul;100(1):246. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.12.003. PMID: 34154715
Chronic refractory venous ulcer exacerbated by a congenital pelvic arteriovenous malformation successfully treated by transarterial Onyx embolization.
Nassiri N, Crystal DT, Hoyt C, Shafritz R
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2017 May;5(3):417-420. Epub 2017 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2016.12.001. PMID: 28411709
Pelvic arteriovenous malformation treated by transarterial glue embolisation combining proximal balloon occlusion and devascularisation of multiple feeding arteries.
Murakami K, Yamada T, Kumano R, Nakajima Y
BMJ Case Rep 2014 Jun 6;2014 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-203492. PMID: 24907213Free PMC Article
Curative treatment of pelvic arteriovenous malformation--an alternative strategy: transvenous intra-operative embolisation.
Mallios A, Laurian C, Houbballah R, Gigou F, Marteau V
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2011 Apr;41(4):548-53. Epub 2011 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.11.018. PMID: 21277234
Treatment of a pelvic arteriovenous malformation by stent graft placement combined with sclerotherapy.
Choi SY, Do YS, Lee DY, Lee KH, Won JY
J Vasc Surg 2010 Apr;51(4):1006-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.11.036. PMID: 20347698

Prognosis

Transcatheter embolization of a large symptomatic pelvic arteriovenous malformation with Glubran 2 acrylic glue.
Gandini R, Angelopoulos G, Konda D, Messina M, Chiocchi M, Perretta T, Simonetti G
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2008 Sep-Oct;31(5):1030-3. Epub 2007 Oct 30 doi: 10.1007/s00270-007-9224-1. PMID: 17968618
A case of pelvic arteriovenous malformation in a male.
Tanaka M, Iida K, Matsumoto S, Takeuchi T, Yamaguchi K, Nishimura Y, Tominaga T
Int J Urol 1999 Jul;6(7):374-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.1999.00077.x. PMID: 10445308
Arteriovenous malformation of mesosalpinx associated with a 'vanishing' ectopic pregnancy: diagnosis with three-dimensional color power angiography.
Shih JC, Shyu MK, Cheng WF, Lee CN, Jou HJ, Wang RM, Hsieh FJ
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1999 Jan;13(1):63-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.13010063.x. PMID: 10201089
Antepartum diagnosis of pelvic arteriovenous malformation.
Ramin KD, Ramin SM, Webb LS, Radford LR, Sewall LE
Obstet Gynecol 1996 Oct;88(4 Pt 2):647-50. doi: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00290-6. PMID: 8841238
Congenital arteriovenous malformation of the female pelvis: a gynecologic perspective.
Beller U, Rosen RJ, Beckman EM, Markoff G, Berenstein A
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1988 Nov;159(5):1153-60. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90435-8. PMID: 3189450

Clinical prediction guides

Arteriovenous malformation of mesosalpinx associated with a 'vanishing' ectopic pregnancy: diagnosis with three-dimensional color power angiography.
Shih JC, Shyu MK, Cheng WF, Lee CN, Jou HJ, Wang RM, Hsieh FJ
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1999 Jan;13(1):63-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.13010063.x. PMID: 10201089

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