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An unusual congenital arteriovenous fistula of the vertebral artery and its embolization by a detachable balloon catheter

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This report concerns a 4-year-old boy with a pulsating tumor on the left side of the neck. Angiography revealed a congential arteriovenous fistula of the vertebral artery at C2 level being fed by a left ascending cervical artery. The shunting vessel was cut off by a detachable balloon catheter via the vertebral artery so that the physiological blood supply could be restored.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital for Neurosurgery, Bonn, West Germany

    Friedhelm Brassel & Laszlo Solymosi

  2. Krankenhaus Oststadt Diagnostische Radiologie, Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, Podbielskistr. 380, D-3000, Hannover 51, West Germany

    Friedhelm Brassel

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Brassel, F., Solymosi, L. An unusual congenital arteriovenous fistula of the vertebral artery and its embolization by a detachable balloon catheter. Neurosurg. Rev. 11, 99–101 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01795701

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