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I-spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) iwukuxubana okungalungile kwezitho zegazi ezikhona noma ezingqongqoze umgogodla wakho lapho i-arteries ne-veins zixhumana khona ngqo ngaphandle kwenethiwekhi evamile yama-capillaries amancane phakathi. Cabanga ngakho njengokungathi kukhona i-traffic jam endleleni yomzimba wakho lapho igazi le-arterial elihamba ngokushesha liqhuma khona ngqo kwi-veins ezingakwazi ukubhekana naleyo mpilo.
Lokhu kuhlushwa kuyinhlanga enkulu, kulimaza abantu abangaphansi kuka-1 ku-100,000. Nakuba kungase kuzwakale kuyesabekayo, abantu abaningi bahlala ne-spinal AVMs ngaphandle kokwazi ukuthi banayo, futhi uma izimpawu zivele, kukhona ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo okungasiza ekulawuleni leli hlu.
Abantu abaningi abane-spinal AVMs abanawo noma yimiphi impawu, ikakhulukazi uma i-malformation incintisana. Uma izimpawu zivele, ngokuvamile zithuthuka kancane kancane ezinyangeni noma eminyakeni njengoba ukusabela kwegazi okungalungile kuqala ukulimaza umgogodla wakho.
Izimpawu ezivamile ongaziqaphela zihlanganisa ubuthakathaka obuqhubekayo ezinyaweni zakho, okuqala njengobunzima bokuya emathendeni noma ukuzizwa ungaqiniseki uma uhamba. Ungase futhi ube nokuqina noma ukuthamba okuqala ezinyaweni zakho bese kuya phezulu.
Nawa izimpawu abantu abane-spinal AVMs ababika ngazo kakhulu:
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, i-spinal AVM ingabangela izimpawu ezibuhlungu ngokuzumayo uma kukhona ukuphuza igazi. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ubuhlungu obukhulu emhlane, ukuqala ngokushesha kokungakwazi ukuhamba, noma ukulahlekelwa ngokuzumayo kokuzwa ngaphansi kwendawo yokuphazamiseka.
Into ebalulekile okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi izimpawu ngokuvamile zithuthuka kancane kancane, zinike wena neqembu lakho lokwelapha isikhathi sokulungisa leli hlu ngaphambi kokuthi liqhubeke kakhulu.
Odokotela bahlukanisa i-spinal AVMs zibe izinhlobo eziningi ngokusekelwe lapho zikhona nokuthi zenziwe kanjani. Ukuqonda uhlobo lwakho oluthile kusiza iqembu lakho lokwelapha likhethe indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho.
Uhlobo oluvamile kakhulu lubizwa ngokuthi yi-dural arteriovenous fistula, elenza cishe u-80% wazo zonke i-spinal AVMs. Lezi zithuthuka ekuvikelweni okungqongqoze umgogodla wakho futhi zivame ukubangela izimpawu kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nawa amaqembu ayinhloko udokotela angase akuxoxele ngawo:
Uhlobo ngalunye luphatha ngokuhlukile futhi ludinga indlela yokwelapha eyenzelwe lona. Iqembu lakho lokwelapha lizosebenzisa izifundo zokuthola izithombe ukuze liqonde ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukhona bese lenza uhlelo lokwelapha olufanele isimo sakho esithile.
I-spinal AVMs eningi ikhona kusukela ekuzalweni, ithuthuka emasontweni okuqala okukhulelwa lapho izitho zakho zegazi zikhazimula. Lokhu kwenzeka ngenxa yeziphambeko zendlela izitho zegazi ezikhazimula ngayo, hhayi ngenxa yanoma yini owenzile noma abazali bakho abayenzile okungalungile.
Ekukhuleni okuvamile, i-arteries ne-veins zikhazimula ngokuhlukile bese zixhumana ngenethiwekhi yama-capillaries amancane. Ngo-AVM, le nqubo evamile iphazamiseka, idala ukuxhumana ngqo phakathi kwe-arteries ne-veins.
Izizathu ezithile zokuthi kungani le phutha lokukhula kwenzeka zihlanganisa:
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, i-spinal AVMs ingase ithuthuke kamuva ekuphileni ngenxa yokulimala, ukutheleleka, noma ezinye izimo zezokwelapha. Noma kunjalo, iningi liyizindlela zokuzalwa, okusho ukuthi uzalwa nazo ngisho noma izimpawu zingabonakali kuze kube kamuva.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ukuba ne-spinal AVM akubangelwa izinqumo zokuphila, ukulimala, noma noma yini obungayivimba. Lezi ziyizinguquko zokukhula ezenzeka ngokungahleliwe ngaphambi kokuzalwa.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlushwa ubuthakathaka obuqhubekayo ezinyaweni zakho, ikakhulukazi uma buhambisana nokuqina noma ukuthamba. Nakuba lezi zimpawu zingaba nezizathu eziningi, kubalulekile ukuthi ziqaphelwe ngokushesha.
Qaphela izimpawu eziya ziya zibuhlungu emasontweni noma ezinyangeni kunokuba zihlale zifana. Izimpawu ze-neurological eziqhubekayo zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngoba ukwelashwa okuqala ngokuvamile kuholela emiphumeleni emihle.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlushwa yi:
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ezincane ziyathuthuka zodwa. Ukuhlolwa okuqala ngudokotela we-neurologist noma i-neurosurgeon kungasiza ekutholeni imbangela yezimpawu zakho nokuvimbela ubungozi.
Ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zibonakala zincane, ukuxoxa nazo nodokotela wakho kusiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukuhlolwa okufanele nokuthula kwengqondo mayelana nalokho okubangela ukungakhululeki kwakho.
Njengoba i-spinal AVMs eningi ikhona kusukela ekuzalweni, izingozi ezivamile njengokudla noma ukuzivocavoca azisebenzi. Noma kunjalo, izinto ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okukhula kwezimpawu noma ubungozi oluvela ku-AVM ekhona.
Ubudala busebenza lapho izimpawu zivele khona, ngabantu abaningi abakhula nezinkinga phakathi kweminyaka engu-40 no-60. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba ukusabela kwegazi okungalungile kulimaza kancane kancane inyama yomgogodla ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Izinto ezingase zithinte ingozi yakho zihlanganisa:
Imisebenzi eyandisa ukucindezeleka kwegazi okwesikhashana, njengokuphakamisa okunzima noma ukuzivocavoca okunzima, ingase ikhulise ingozi yokuphazamiseka kwegazi, kodwa lo xhumano alucaci kahle ocwaningweni.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyiqonde ukuthi uma une-spinal AVM, akuyona into oyibangele noma obungayivimba. Lezi ziyizinguquko zokukhula ezenzeka ngokungahleliwe ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa okuqala.
Nakuba abantu abaningi abane-spinal AVMs bephila impilo evamile, ezinye izinkinga zingase zenzeke uma isimo singalawulwa kahle. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingase zenzeke kusiza ukusebenza neqembu lakho lokwelapha ukuvimbela izinkinga.
Inkinga evamile kakhulu ukwalimaza komgogodla okuqhubekayo ngenxa yokusabela kwegazi okungalungile nokucindezeleka kwe-veins ezinkulu. Lokhu kwenzeka kancane kancane futhi kungakho ukwelashwa okuqala kubaluleke kakhulu ekugcineni umsebenzi wakho we-neurological.
Izinkinga ezingase zenzeke okumele uzazi zihlanganisa:
Ukuphuza igazi yinkinga ebuhlungu kakhulu kodwa engavamile, kwenzeka kuphela cishe ku-2-4% ye-spinal AVMs ngonyaka. Uma kwenzeka, kungabangela izimpawu ezibuhlungu ngokuzumayo ezidinga ukwelashwa okusheshayo.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokulawula okuhle nokwelashwa, izinkinga eziningi zingavimbeka noma zilawulwe kahle. Ukulandelela njalo neqembu lakho lokwelapha kusiza ekutholeni noma yiziphi izinguquko eziqala.
Njengoba i-spinal AVMs iyizimo zokukhula ezakha ngaphambi kokuzalwa, ayikho indlela yokuvimbela ukwenzeka kwazo. Zivela ekuhlukaniseni okungahleliwe kokuthi izitho zegazi zikhazimula kanjani ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa okuqala.
Noma kunjalo, uma une-spinal AVM ehlonziwe, ungathatha izinyathelo zokuvimbela izinkinga nokulawula isimo sakho kahle. Ukusebenza eduze neqembu lakho lokwelapha yindlela ebaluleke kakhulu yokuvimbela ongayithatha.
Nawa amaqhinga okuzivikela uma une-spinal AVM:
Abanye odokotela bancoma ukugwema imisebenzi ebangela ukwanda ngokuzumayo kokucindezeleka kwegazi, nakuba ubufakazi balokhu abucaci. Iqembu lakho lokwelapha lizonika isiqondiso esithile esisekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
Ukuqonda isimo sakho nokuxhumana ngokukhululekile neqembu lakho lokwelapha ukuze likusize wenze izinqumo ezinhle ngempilo yakho.
Ukuhlonishwa kwe-spinal AVM ngokuvamile kuqala ngudokotela wakho oqaphela izimpawu zakho ngokucophelela futhi enze ukuhlolwa kwe-neurological. Bazohlola amandla akho, ama-reflexes, nokuzwa ukuqonda ukuthi umgogodla wakho usebenza kanjani.
I-gold standard yokuhlola yi-spinal angiography, inqubo ekhethekile ye-X-ray lapho i-contrast dye ibekwa khona ezithweni zakho zegazi ukubonisa ubukhulu be-AVM. Leli vivi linikeza ulwazi oluqondile udokotela wakho aludingayo ukuhlela ukwelashwa.
Uhambo lwakho lokuhlola luzohlanganisa lezi zihloko eziningi:
Inqubo yokuhlola ingase ithathe isikhathi esithile njengoba udokotela wakho esebenza ukuze athole isithombe esiphelele sesimo sakho. Uvivinyo ngalunye lunikeza ulwazi oluhlukile olusiza ekwenzeni ukuhlonishwa okuqondile.
Ungakhathazeki uma udinga ukuhlolwa okuningi. Lokhu kuqonda kuqinisekisa ukuthi iqembu lakho lokwelapha liqonda ngempela ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo lwe-AVM olukhona futhi lingancoma ukwelashwa olufanele isimo sakho esithile.
Ukwelashwa kwe-spinal AVMs kuncike ohlotsheni lwakho oluthile, indawo, izimpawu, nempilo yakho yonke. Umgomo oyinhloko ukumisa ukusabela kwegazi okungalungile ngenkathi ugcina umsebenzi womgogodla wakho nokuvimbela ukulimala okwengeziwe.
Akuwona wonke umuntu onayo i-spinal AVM odinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha. Uma ungenawo noma yimiphi impawu futhi uhlobo oluphansi lengozi, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukulandelela ngokucophelela ngokuhlola njalo nezifundo zokuthola izithombe.
Uma ukwelashwa kudingeka, izinketho zakho ngokuvamile zihlanganisa:
Ukwelashwa kwe-Endovascular ngokuvamile kuyindlela yokuqala ngoba akunakho ukungena njengokuhlinzwa. Udokotela wakho ufake i-tube encane ngesitho segazi bese usebenzisa izinto ezikhethekile ukuvimba ukuxhumana okungalungile.
Ukuhlinzwa kungase kunconywe nge-AVMs ezingakwazi ukwelashwa ngezindlela ze-endovascular noma lapho ukususa okuphelele kuyindlela ephephile kakhulu. Isikhathi sokuphulukisa sihluka, kodwa abantu abaningi bangabuyela emisebenzini evamile phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni.
Iqembu lakho lokwelapha lizokucacisela izinzuzo nezingozi zale nketho ngayinye futhi likusize ukhethe indlela efanele isimo sakho esithile.
Ukulawula i-spinal AVM ekhaya kugxile ekusekeleni impilo yakho yonke nokuqaphela izinguquko ezimpawu zakho. Izenzo zakho zansuku zonke zingase ziqhubeke ngokuvamile ezimweni eziningi, ngezinguquko ezilula.
Ukulawula ubuhlungu ngokuvamile kuyiyingxenye ebalulekile yokunakekelwa ekhaya. Udokotela wakho angase ancome abaphuzi bobuhlungu abangaphezu kokuthengiswa noma abhale imithi ethile ukuze akusize uhlale ukhululekile ngenkathi ulawula isimo sakho.
Nawa amaqhinga okunakekelwa ekhaya awusizo:
I-physical therapy ingaba usizo kakhulu ekugcineni amandla nokuhamba. I-therapist yakho izokufundisa ukuvivinya umzimba okusekela umgogodla wakho ngaphandle kokubeka ukucindezeleka okwengeziwe ezithweni zakho zegazi.
Qaphela umzimba wakho futhi ungaziphikisi izimpawu ezintsha. Nakuba izinguquko eziningi zenzeka kancane kancane, noma yikuphi ukwanda ngokuzumayo kokungakwazi ukuhamba, ukuqina, noma ubuhlungu kufanele kukhuthaze ukubiza iqembu lakho lokwelapha.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuphila ne-spinal AVM akusho ukuthi awukwazi ukujabulela impilo esebenzayo, ezele.
Ukulungiselela i-appointment yakho kusiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola okuningi ngesikhathi sakho neqembu lakho lokwelapha. Qala ngokubhala zonke izimpawu zakho, kuhlanganise nokuthi zaqala nini nokuthi ziguquke kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwazo zonke imithi oyithathayo, kuhlanganise ne-supplements ne-over-the-counter drugs. Buye uqoqe noma yiziphi iziphumo zokuhlola ngaphambili noma izifundo zokuthola izithombe ezihlobene nesimo sakho.
Nawa okumele ulungiselele ngaphambi kokuya kwakho:
Cabanga ngokuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ukuze akusize ukhumbula ulwazi oluqondile oluxoxwe ngesikhathi se-appointment. Bangase futhi banikeze ukwesekwa futhi bakusize ucabange ngemibuzo ongayikhohlwa.
Ungangabazi ukubuza nganoma yini ongayiqondi. Iqembu lakho lokwelapha lifuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukhululekile ngohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa futhi uqonde isimo sakho ngokuphelele.
Bhala amaphuzu ayinhloko ngesikhathi sokuya kwakho noma ubuze uma ungarekhoda ingxoxo ukuze uyihlole kamuva. Lokhu kusiza ukukhumbula imininingwane ebalulekile uma ubuya ekhaya.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyiqonde mayelana ne-spinal AVMs ukuthi nakuba kuyizimo ezinkulu ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha, futhi zilawuleka ngokunakekelwa okuhle. Abantu abaningi baphila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo naphezu kwalolu hlu.
Ukuhlonishwa okuqala nokwelashwa ngokuvamile kuholela emiphumeleni emihle. Uma uhlushwa ubuthakathaka obuqhubekayo, ukuqina, noma ezinye izimpawu ze-neurological, ungalindi ukufuna ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba ne-spinal AVM akuyona into oyibangele, futhi kukhona ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo okutholakalayo. Ukusebenza eduze neqembu lokwelapha eliqeqeshwe kahle kunikeza amathuba amahle kakhulu okuhlala ukhululekile nokugwema izinkinga.
Hlala uqaphele isimo sakho, landela uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa, futhi ugcine uxhumano olukhululekile nodokotela bakho. Ngokulawula okuhle, abantu abaningi abane-spinal AVMs bangase baqhubeke bejabulela imisebenzi nobudlelwano ebalulekile kubo.
I-spinal AVMs ayihambi yodwa uma isesakhiwe. Noma kunjalo, ezinye i-AVMs ezincane zihlala zinzima impilo yonke ngaphandle kokubangela izimpawu noma ukwelashwa. Ukulandelela njalo kusiza ekuqondeni ukuthi nini ukwelashwa kudingeka.
I-spinal AVMs eningi ayiyona ifa futhi ivela ngokungahleliwe ngesikhathi sokukhula. Noma kunjalo, ngezinye izikhathi, ingase ihlotshaniswe nezimo ze-genetic ezithinta ukwakheka kwezitho zegazi. Uma unezilwane zomndeni ezinayo i-vascular malformations, xoxa nalokhu nodokotela wakho.
Abantu abaningi abane-spinal AVMs bangase bahambe ngokuvivinya umzimba ngokuphephile, nakuba udokotela wakho angase ancome ukugwema imisebenzi ebangela ukwanda ngokuzumayo kokucindezeleka kwegazi. Ukuvivinya umzimba okungenawo ukucindezeleka njokubhukuda, ukuhamba, ne-yoga eyondile ngokuvamile kunconywa. Hlola njalo neqembu lakho lokwelapha ngaphambi kokuqala imisebenzi emisha.
Akuwona wonke umuntu onayo i-spinal AVM odinga ukuhlinzwa. Ukwelashwa kuncike ezimpawu zakho, uhlobo nendawo ye-AVM yakho, nempilo yakho yonke. Eziningi zingase zilashwe ngezindlela ze-endovascular ezingena kakhulu, kanti ezinye zingase zilawulwe ngokulandelela zodwa.
Isikhathi sokuphulukisa sihluka kuncike ohlotsheni lokwelashwa nesimo sakho esithile. Izindlela ze-Endovascular ngokuvamile zidinga izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emasontweni okuphulukisa, kanti ukwelashwa okuhlinzwa kungase kudinge amasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni. Iqembu lakho lokwelapha lizonikeza izilinganiso ezithile esekelwe ohlelweni lwakho lokwelashwa.
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