Vascular anomalies

Vascular anomalies

Management of vascular anomalies is an emerging multidisciplinary, super-specialisation field involving several surgical, medical and radiological specialties. Over the years, development in this field has been limited because of complex nomenclature and lack of consensus on the best practice for treatment of some of the more complex vascular anomalies. It was only in 1996 that the Internationa...

Portosystemic vascular anomalies.

Portovascular anomalies are most commonly seen as congenital communications in dogs and cats. Fixation, whether surgical or interventional, should be considered in all cases for which it is possible to improve perfusion to the liver, and ultimately liver function. Medical management before fixation is always recommended. If surgery is not recommended or not possible, long-term medical managemen...

Classification of vascular anomalies.

CME Vascular Anomalies: Hemangiomas

Mulliken and Glowacki categorized vascular anomalies as either hemangiomas or malformations, with the former being the most common tumor of infancy. Despite distinct clinical, radiologic, and histologic findings, the two major types of vascular lesions are often confused. This complicates both patient care and interpretation of the medical literature. A thorough understanding of the presentatio...

Uncommon retinal vascular anomalies.

STANDARD works on the anatomy of retinal blood vessels (Leber, 1915; Wolff, 1954; Michaelson, 1954; Ballantyne and Michaelson, 1962) state that the four principal divisions of the central retinal artery and vein proceed to and from their respective quadrants, pursuing a sinuous course and branching dichotomously. This paper describes three types of uncommon retinal vascular anomaly with a unila...