[Postoperative morbidity and mortality after microsurgical exclusion of cerebral arteriovenous malformations. Current data and analysis of recent literature].

Abstract

A complete and definitive microsurgical excision of an AVM can be achieved with a high success rate and a low morbidity-mortality rate, according to sound indications and to the neurosurgeon's personal experience. The choice for a best treatment of an AVM is no longer limited to microsurgery; it is a team decision where the neurosurgeon plays a determining role.