LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Prenatal Diagnosis of Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation Allows Early Transumbilical Endovascular Treatment

Neonates with vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) presenting with severe cardiac failure and pulmonary hypertension represent a challenge for endovascular therapy.When early treatment is required, the small femoral arteries in this population are usually difficult to cannulate. Alternatively, th...

Prenatal Diagnosis of Galen Vein Aneurysm Using Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Perinatal and LongTerm Neurological Outcomes: A Case Series

Pires, Pedro; Martins, Larisse de Brito Aurélio; Pires, Norma Maria Tenório Brito; Werner, Heron; Ferreira, Adilson Cunha; Araujo Júnior, Edward.

Rev. bras. ginecol. obstet; 39 (6), 2017

Abstract Objective To describe the prenatal diagnosis of Galen vein aneurysm (GVA) based on ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a series of cases, as well as its postnatal outcomes and follow-up until 4 years of age. Methods A retrospective longitudinal study was performed, analyz...

Estudios Longitudinales, Imagen por Resonancia Magnética, Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso/etiología, Diagnóstico Prenatal, Estudios Retrospectivos, Factores de Tiempo, Ultrasonografía Prenatal, Malformaciones de la Vena de Galeno/complicaciones, Malformaciones de la Vena de Galeno/diagnóstico por imagen

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