Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation: Multi-staged Feeder Clipping in Two Neonatal Cases with Intractable Heart Failure.

Accession number;99A0551109
Title;Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation: Multi-staged Feeder Clipping in Two Neonatal Cases with Intractable Heart Failure.
Author; TAKEMOTO OSAMU (Osaka Medical Center and Res. Inst. Maternal and Child Health) MORIMOTO KAZUYOSHI (Osaka Medical Center and Res. Inst. Maternal and Child Health) WAKAYAMA AKATSUKI (Osaka Medical Center and Res. Inst. Maternal and Child Health) WADA KOICHI (Osaka Medical Center and Res. Inst. Maternal and Child Health) IITANI HIDEMI (Osaka Medical Center and Res. Inst. Maternal and Child Health) INAMURA NOBORU (Osaka Medical Center and Res. Inst. Maternal and Child Health) NISHIKAWA MASANORI (Osaka Medical Center and Res. Inst. Maternal and Child Health)
Journal Title;Brain Nerve
Journal Code:Z0685A
ISSN:0006-8969
VOL.51;NO.4;PAGE.339-344(1999)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.4, REF.16
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;The authors reported the surgical experience of two cases of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation in the newborn, whose congestive high-output cardiac failure was intractable. Along with the intensive care to clinical manifestations of the heart failure, multi-staged feeder clipping was carried out to decrease the high-flow shunt of the malformation. As stages going on, heart failure was relieved gradually and cathecolamines were weaned. Although certain retardation became apparent in both cases, they are showing satisfactory development in the long-term follow up. By the recent advancement of the embolization technique, the embolization appears to have already taken place the treatment of choice for this malformation. According to the neonatal evaluation score of Lasjaunias, the embolization would no longer be recommendation in neonates, whose general condition scored less than eight points. The authors believe, based on our two cases, that multi-staged feeder clipping is one of the effective modality of treatment in neonates of the vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation with severe multiorgan failure. (author abst.)
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