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Case study: Systemic complications following absolute alcohol embolisation of scalp arteriovenous malformation

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 16 , issue 2 , 2010 , pages: 80–82

DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2010.10872669

Author(s): S Agrawal Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, India , YS Payal Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, India , S Burathoki Department of Radiology, India , V Asthana Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, India , A Rizvi Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, India , JP Sharma Department of Anesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, India

Keywords: arteriovenous malformation , alcohol , sclerotherapy , arrhythmia , haemolysis

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Abstract

Alcohol ablation is an accepted technique for the management of arteriovenous malformations. It is preferred due to the unique property of absolute alcohol to cause complete ablation and prevention of revascularisation. However, this technique is associated with multiple complications which may lead to patient morbidity. Here the case is presented of a female patient with scalp arteriovenous malformation who underwent alcohol ablation and developed supraventricular arrhythmia accompanied with haemodynamic instability and intravascular haemolysis in the postoperative period.

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