VENOUS AND ARTERIOVENOUS VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS - DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING 239 PATIENTS OBSERVED IN THE 1978-1991 PERIOD

The Authors report their experience in the treatment of venous and art eriovenous malformations, which in this paper are divided into two sub groups, pure venous malformations (VMs) and arteriovenous malformation s (AVMs). A pure surgical indication was evident in less than 50% of c ases (48.1%), while more conservative treatments were performed in rem aining patients. Considering the particular characteristics of the dis ease, a complete surgical radicality isn't always possible, so surgery must be considered in selected cases.