Spontaneous Thrombosis of a Vein of Galen Malformation in the Adults: Case Report and a Review of the Literature

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand, Sion, Switzerland

²Department of Vascular and Tumoral Neurosurgery, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon and Claude Bernard University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France

³Department of Interventional Radiology, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon and Claude Bernard University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France

Received Date: Jul 12, 2022

Published Date: Aug 05, 2022

^*Co-authors: Dr Al Taha and Dr Tahhan

^#Corresponding Author: Nadim Tahhan, Department of Vascular and Tumoral Neurosurgery, Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France. Tel: +33 675411335. Email: [email protected]

Citation: Tahhan N, et al. (2022). Spontaneous Thrombosis of a Vein of Galen Malformation in the adults: Case-Report and a review of the literature. Mathews J Case Rep. 7(2):74.

Copyrights: Tahhan N, et al. © (2022). 

ABSTRACT

The vein of Galen malformations (VGAMs) are usually found in childhood and rarely described in adult. There are two major types of presentation: hemodynamic failure in neonates due to massive shunt, and venous hypertension during infancy. VGAMs are treated by endovascular methods in the majority of cases. We present a rare case of a 40 years old patient with incidental finding of VGAM who presented a spontaneous thrombosis and a complete restoration of the deep venous system followed by a review of the literature of resembling cases.

Keywords: Vein of Galen malformation; deep venous system; spontaneous thrombosis; case report