Transcatheter embolization of hepatic arteriovenous fistulas in Rendu-Osler-Weber disease: a case report and review of the literature.
A patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and diffuse intrahepatic arteriovenous fistulas developed secondary high-output ventricular failure and pulmonary hypertension. A serial staged hepatic arterial coil embolization was performed with long-term resultant haemodynamic and clinical improvement. The methods of this procedure and related complications are discussed.
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Department of Radiology, Catholic University of Leuven, University Hospitals, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Raat
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Caerts
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Van Cutsem
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Wilms
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Marchal
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D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019233:Retreatment; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*