So finally we have a date for procedures to start on 9/2/09. Our surgeon has conferred with his colleagues, he has taken MRIs, CT scans to conferences to discuss with experts. What we understand is that open surgery is not possible because of the location of the AVM. So they have planned on embolization to block of the AVM to reduce risk of re-bleeding. Then radio therapy to start the process to thicken the AVM thereafter. The procedure will take place at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, with the radio therapy at Northwestern Hospital. Although the radio therapy session is not confirmed and we need more assurance that this is necessary right away.
http://www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/endovascular/treatments/avm.html
http://www.irsa.org/avms.html
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