Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of superselective transcatheter artery embolization (STAE) in the treatment of auricular arteriovenous malformations (AVM). Methods The clinical results in the treatment of auricular AVM of 14 cases during the past 7 years were reviewed. The different treatments including operation, STAE and combined therapy were compared. Results Operation resulted in severe trauma and large amount of bleeding but with low recurrent rate. While operation after STAE shorted operation time and extremely decreased the blood loss with clear operation field and less complications. The STAE might obtain better results with the advanced embolism drugs and modified technique, although the early recurrence was common recently. Conclusion STAE is playing more and more important role in the treatment of auricular AVM and should be recommended as an important treatment method.

Key words: Auricular, Arteriovenous malformation, Superselective transcatheter artery embolization