Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformations in Pediatric Patients Submitted to Endovascular Treatment: Report of 3 Cases
Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (4), 2021
Publication year: 2021
Objective To report three cases of vein of Galen aneurysmalmalformation (VGAM) in
pediatric patients treated at the hemodynamics lab of Hospital Santa Isabel (HSI) in
Blumenau, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, from 2006 to 2020. Clinical presentation,
endovascular treatment, and postprocedure evolution to date are included.
Case description Three children aged 5 to 12 months with cardiac, respiratory, or
neurological damage in the neonatal stage, were referred to the neurosurgery service
and diagnosed with VGAM. The three patients underwent endovascular embolization
of themalformation, with different clinical evolution throughout outpatient follow-up.
Conclusion Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformations are uncommon vascular abnormalities
that, until the advent of endovascular embolization, were associated with high
morbidity and mortality rates. Its prognosis is linked with initial clinic, early diagnosis,
and timely surgical correction.
Malformaciones de la Vena de Galeno/fisiopatología, Malformaciones de la Vena de Galeno/diagnóstico por imagen, Malformaciones de la Vena de Galeno/cirugía, Aneurisma Intracraneal/diagnóstico por imagen, Aneurisma Intracraneal/cirugía, Procedimientos Endovasculares/métodos, Embolización Terapéutica/métodos, Pronóstico, Resultado del Tratamiento