[Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas in Osler's disease].
In a retrospective study over a period of 10 years we found 16 patients with Osler's disease and associated pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas in the hospital of the University of Heidelberg and the Thoraxklinik Heidelberg-Rohrbach. We report about the radiologic diagnostic findings and the clinical manifestations of this defined pulmonary malformation. Radiologic findings are round or oval lobulated homogeneous masses. The size ranges from < 1 to several centimeters in diameter, most fistulas were located in the lower lobes. Feeding and draining vessels can be identified frequently on plain radiographs or tomograms/CT. Best procedure to recognize these malformations is the selective pulmonary arterial angiography.
Uhl
M
M
Abteilung Radiodiagnostik der Universitätskliniken Heidelberg.
Richter
G M
GM
Kauffmann
G W
GW
Herb
P
P
Tüngerthal
S
S
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011667:Pulmonary Veins; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology
Pulmonale arteriovenöse Gefässfisteln bei M. Osler.