====== Pediatric posterior fossa arteriovenous malformation treatment ======


Microsurgical [[resection]] remains a good option for [[posterior fossa arteriovenous malformation treatment]] in one setting. The drawback of [[endovascular embolization]] is the lower rates of [[nidus]] [[obliteration]]. Although [[stereotactic radiosurgery]] is a safe alternative, it takes several years to achieve the treatment goal all the while predisposing the patient to the risk of [[arteriovenous malformation]] [[rupture]].

Accurate [[localization]] and visualization remain challenging for microsurgical [[treatment]] of [[posterior fossa]] [[AVM]]s.

Small size of a [[nidus]], [[prone position]], and proximity to [[eloquent area]]s make these lesions particularly difficult to localize and resect.