Pediatric posterior fossa arteriovenous malformation
Pediatric posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare entities that pose a significant cumulative lifetime risk of rupture and require treatment.
Treatment
Case reports
Pivazyan et al. presented the operative case of a 6-year-old boy with a small, ruptured posterior fossa arteriovenous malformation. After undergoing hematoma evacuation, the patient underwent microsurgical resection of a small right vermian AVM assisted by the virtual reality platform, Surgical Theater (Gates Mills, OH). The video demonstrates the utility of a virtual augmented reality platform for addressing the challenges posed by a small posterior fossa AVM with respect to the need for precise three-dimensional localization of small lesions. The patient consented to the procedure. The participants and any identifiable individuals consented to publication of his/her image 1).