Multidisciplinary Approach for Management of Arteriovenous Malformations Institute of Vascular Surgery MMC Experience

AV Malformations are complex lesions which are congenital and slow growing. The treatment of AVMs poses significant challenges to the surgeon and it has a high recurrence rate.Multidisciplinary approach integrating transcatheter pre and post operative embolotherapy and sclerotherapy with surgery offers optimal choice of care for these enigmatic conditions. In this single centre cohort of thirty patients treated in our institution, the treatment strategy has shifted from primary surgery to multidisciplinary team approach for the management of AVMs with good results. Complications included bleeding in one patient and facial recurrence in three patients. Multidisciplinary approach is the best course of care for AVMs and offers good hope of cure in multiple treatment sessions.