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CT\/MRI revealed a right frontal intracerebral hemorrhage associated with a giant venous pouch, and angiography demonstrated a single-channel PAVF fed by an MCA M2 branch with venous drainage to the superior sagittal and sphenoparietal sinuses. The patient underwent craniotomy for hematoma evacuation, microsurgical fistula disconnection, and venous pouch resection under indocyanine green angiography and FLOW800 guidance. Postoperative CT confirmed complete hematoma removal, and follow-up DSA on day 4 showed total obliteration of the fistula with no residual abnormal drainage. Pathology revealed a vascular malformation with focal calcification. She was discharged neurologically intact and remained symptom-free without recurrence on CTA at 3 months. 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