Congenital pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
We report the rare case of an 11-year-old boy who presented with intractable hypoxaemia and a pulmonary mass. Investigations revealed this to be a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. It was entirely confined to the right middle lobe and was successfully treated via a right middle lobectomy. The relevant literature with respect to both diagnosis and treatment is reviewed.
Tong
A K
AK
Department of Surgery, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
La Hei
E R
ER
Currie
B
B
D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed