Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in the newborn: a case report of Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome and a review of the literature.
In most instances, congenital arteriovenous fistula is only one manifestation of a more widespread abnormality; 60% of patients also have hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasis (Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome). Among those with congenital pulmonary arteriovenous fistula, the diagnosis is made during infancy in only 15% of patients. We present a case of pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in a newborn and review the literature. This rare condition of newborns can be treated with different surgical procedures. Only 17 cases of newborn pulmonary arteriovenous fistula/have been reported, and only two of those had associated Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome. The results of surgical procedures were good in most of these cases. We treated our case with lobectomy successfully.
Olguntürk
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Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Oğuz
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Tunaoğlu
S
S
Ikizler
C
C
Sezgin
A
A
Kula
S
S
D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000151:congenital*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010375:Pedigree; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D016896:Treatment Outcome