title: [Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) diagnosed by two-dimensional Doppler echography].
abstract: We report a case of pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) with efficiency of the two-dimensional doppler echography for clinical evaluation. A 23-year-old female admitted to our hospital for lips cyanosis, exertional dyspnea and abnormal round shadow by chest X-ray. The two-dimensional echography demonstrated an efferent artery and a drainage vein of the PAVF. Pulmonary arteriography confirmed the diagnosis of a solitary PAVF located in the S10 of the left lung. The fistula was enucleated successfully with the recovery of cyanosis and dyspnea.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohteki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimine
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Narita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011667:Pulmonary Veins; D014463:Ultrasonography