Table 1

Frequency of hemorrhage as a function of angioarchitectural features in pediatric arteriovenous malformations

FeatureSubgroupTotal NoNo with hemorrhage (%)
LocationSuperficial11772 (61.5)
Deep1814 (77.8)
Supratentorial11972 (60.5)
Infratentorial1614 (87.5)
Size (cm)<38864 (72.7)
3–64321 (48.8)
>641 (25.0)
Venous drainageSuperficial only8249 (59.8)
Deep only2320 (87.0)
Both3017 (56.7)
Associated aneurysmIntranidal76 (85.7)
Prenidal43 (75.0)
None12476 (61.8)
Venous pouchPresent158 (53.3)
None12078 (65.0)
Draining veinsSingle6647 (71.2)
Multiple6939 (56.5)
Venous ectasiaPresent53 (60.0)
None13083 (63.9)
Angiographic venous stenosisPresent2417 (70.8)
None11169 (62.2)
Functional venous stenosisPresent1815 (83.3)
None11771 (60.7)
Nidus morphologyCompact9149 (53.8)
Diffuse3330 (90.9)
Fistulous106 (60.0)