[Lonely pulmonary varices. Report of two new cases].
Authors report two new cases of lonely pulmonary varices, raising the number of lonely pulmonary varices to 34 and to 61 the number of pulmonary varices related in literature. In both cases the dilated veins were discovered by chance on a chest roentgenogram. The pulmonary angiogram has brought the diagnosis out. A recall of the clinical symptoms and radiological aspects shown off the importance of the pulmonary angiography and of a regular supervision of those patients. If some complications appear or if some shadows extend on chest roentgenogram, the surgical treatment might become necessary.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011667:Pulmonary Veins; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000175:diagnosis*
Les vrices pulmonaires isolées. A propos de deux cas.