[Two cases of familial pulmonary arteriovenous fistula].
Two cases of familial pulmonary arteriovenous fistula are reported. Case 1: A 54-year-old woman was admitted with exertional dyspnea. An abnormal shadow on chest X-ray had been noted since the age of 37 years. Pulmonary angiography demonstrated bilateral pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas. Case 2: A 25-year-old man, the son of Case 1, was admitted for operation for the same disease. The mother and son both suffered from repeated epistaxis due to Rendu-Osler-Weber disease. In order to reserve pulmonary function, fistulectomy was performed in both cases, and their subsequent clinical courses were good.
Ietsugu
K
K
Department of Surgery (I), Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Ishikawa, Japan.
Shimizu
J
J
Oda
M
M
Murakami
S
S
Hayashi
Y
Y
Tsunezuka
Y
Y
Uno
Y
Y
Watanabe
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011667:Pulmonary Veins