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Arteriovenous malformation of the great vein of Galen associated with patent ductus arteriosus

Report of three cases and review of the literature

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The arteriovenous malformation of the vein of Galen (AVG), composed of a fistula between medium to large arteries and the vein of Galen, is frequently fetal in the neonatal period. We now report three cases of infants with AVG and associated patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), and review the literature for these associated findings. The presence of a PDA can result in severe vascular derangement in the postoperative period, and further complicate management of these infants. Analysis of this abnormal central circulation may contribute to a better understanding and therefore outcome for this unfortunate group of patients.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    James M. Crawford

  2. Division of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

    Eugene Rossitch Jr. & Eben Alexander III

  3. Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, 27710, Durham, NC, USA

    W. Jerry Oakes

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, 27710, Durham, NC, USA

    W. Jerry Oakes

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Crawford, J.M., Rossitch, E., Oakes, W.J. et al. Arteriovenous malformation of the great vein of Galen associated with patent ductus arteriosus. Child's Nerv Syst 6, 18–22 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00262260

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