Coil embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are uncommon lesions that can be treated by surgery or interventional radiology. Forty-four PAVMs in 11 patients were occluded by transcatheter coil embolization with only one symptomatic complication, deep venous thrombosis, attributable to the procedure. There was a significant improvement in symptoms and a reduction in pulmonary AV shunting in the 9 patients in whom embolization of all visible discrete lesions was successfully completed. Coil embolization is an effective alternative to other methods of treating PAVMs.
Hartnell
G G
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, England.
Jackson
J E
JE
Allison
D J
DJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged