[Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) diagnosed by two-dimensional Doppler echography].
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.
Suda
H
H
Itoh
T
T
Ohteki
H
H
Watanabe
K
K
Yoshimine
K
K
Narita
Y
Y
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