신생아에 심한 심부전증을 일으킨 선천성 뇌동정맥 기형: 풍선 색전 요법을 시도한 1례

Abstract

Cerebral arteriovenous malformation is a rare cause of congestive heart failure in neonates and is known to carry a very poor prognosis even wish prompt recognition and aggressive treatment. We recently encountered a 2-day-old male neonate with huge cerebral arteriovenous malformation who presented with intractable heart failure. Despite aggressive medical treatment and partial embolization with detachable balloon, baby died of severe hearts failure. Since there is no report of percutaneous balloon embolization in a neonate with this lesion in Korean literature, we wish to present our experience in one such neonate. Also we believe this is the first report of color Doppler findings in cerebral arteriovenous malformation in Korean literature.

Cerebral arteriovenous malformation is a rare cause of congestive heart failure in neonates and is known to carry a very poor prognosis even wish prompt recognition and aggressive treatment. We recently encountered a 2-day-old male neonate with huge cerebral arteriovenous malformation who presented with intractable heart failure. Despite aggressive medical treatment and partial embolization with detachable balloon, baby died of severe hearts failure. Since there is no report of percutaneous balloon embolization in a neonate with this lesion in Korean literature, we wish to present our experience in one such neonate. Also we believe this is the first report of color Doppler findings in cerebral arteriovenous malformation in Korean literature.