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vein of Galen aneurysm

really AVM, not aneurysm
AVM of posterior choroidal branches of PCA
+/- CHF due to AV shunting (L -> R)
- predominantly RIGHT-sided cardiomegaly
- wide superior mediastinum
- retrosternal fullness
- cervical trachea displaced anteriorly

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013