Interventional neuroradiology in children

Interventional neuroradiology in children deals with all pathologies involving the head and neck in children. Indeed, the risk in dealing with such pathologies, is quite the same as collaterals between the extra cranial arteries and the intracranial circulation are numerous. EXTRACRANIAL PATHOLOGIES Vascular tumours in children are frequent. Haemangiomas do not need to be embolised as, for most of them spontaneous regression is the rule. Embolisation should be reserved to treat complications such as cardiac insufficiency, palpebral occlusion in newborns. The rule of thumb is to know the natural history of vascul…