Schobinger Staging (Peripheral AVM)

The Schobinger clinical staging of a peripheral (extracranial) arteriovenous malformation, stages I-IV.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Schobinger stage
II - expansion (pulsation, thrill, bruit)

Result: Schobinger stage II: expansion, with enlargement, pulsation, thrill, and bruit.

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What the result means

Stage I
Quiescence: a pink-bluish stain, warmth, and shunting on Doppler.
Stage II
Expansion: plus enlargement, pulsation, thrill, bruit, tense veins.
Stage III
Destruction: plus skin changes, ulceration, bleeding, pain, or necrosis.
Stage IV
Decompensation: plus high-output cardiac failure.

What you enter

  • Schobinger stage
How this is calculated

Kohout MP, Hansen M, Pribaz JJ, Mulliken JB. Arteriovenous malformations of the head and neck: natural history and management. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1998;102(3):643-654. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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