Lung transplantation in a patient with arteriovenous malformations.
Multiple arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) is an infrequent pathology, in which lung transplant is controversial. We report a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia who underwent a single lung transplant with excellent evolution, and three years later (that is, at the time of this paper), she is still alive.
Svetliza
Graciela
G
Department of Transplantation, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. gsvetliza@hotmail.com
De la Canal
Alicia
A
Beveraggi
Enrique
E
Giacoia
Alejandro
A
Ruiz
Claudio
C
Caruso
Enrique
E
Rodríguez Giménez
José
J
Vassallo
Bartolomé
B
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000637:transplantation; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000637:transplantation; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery