[Pulmonary varices (author's transl)].
In world literature up to now 41 cases of pulmonary varices have been described. Two own cases showed particulars in so far as one patient had an internal fistula between a varix in the base of the upper lobe of the lung and another varix in the apex of the lower lobe. Besides a varix the second patient had an AV-fistula in the right middle lobe. Already pre-operatively either case was diagnosed as vascular anomaly by angiography. By injecting the contrast medium into the vessels of the resection specimen a clear representation of the varices could be obtained.
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
Intrapulmonale Varizen