Fetal arteriovenous malformations
Last revised by Aditya Shetty
on 23 Sep 2014
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Shetty A, Sandhyala A, Fetal arteriovenous malformations. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15024
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15 Sep 2011,
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Last revised:
23 Sep 2014,
Aditya Shetty
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- Fetal arteriovenous malformations
- Fetal arteriovenous malformation (FAVM)
A fetal arteriovenous malformation (FAVM) is essentially an arteriovenous malformation that presenting in utero. They tend to be very different in location to those that commonly occur in children and adults.
They include
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fetal intracranial arteriovenous malformations
- vein of Galen malformation: commonest fetal arteriovenous malformation
- fetal intrapulmonary arteriovenous malformations
- fetal intrahepatic arteriovenous malformations
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