What are the symptoms?
Many a times it can have no symptoms but people may experience pain, swelling, bleeding depending on the location of AVM.
Types
Malformation can be arterial, venous or lymphatic. It can also have combination of any three blood vessels.
In children they are commonly seen in face which usually disappears by age of 7.
If I have malformation what are the investigations I need to do?
Surface malformations can be easily diagnose with simple sonography or colour doppler. More complex malformation may require MRI, CT scan or angiography.
What are the treatment options if I have a malformation?
Most malformations now a days can be treated without surgery. There are some special injections(embolization) available to treat various malformations.
Commonest form of treatment for surface venous malformation is foam sclerotherapy.
They can also be treated with alcohol, bleomycin ( chemical embolization)
PVA particles or glue
There are some special coils are available to treat more complex malformations.
Many patients require multiple sittings to treat malformations depending on site and extent of the lesion.