Resolution of pulmonary arteriovenous fistula by redirection of hepatic venous blood.
We report an 8-year-old girl whose unilateral pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) disappeared after we redirected hepatic venous blood to the affected lung. This case provides strong evidence that formation of a PAVF depends only on the presence or absence of hepatic venous blood in the pulmonary circulation.
Ichikawa
Hajime
H
Department of Surgery, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan. ichikawa@surg1.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Fukushima
Norihide
N
Ono
Masamichi
M
Kita
Tomoko
T
Matsushita
Toru
T
Miyamoto
Yuji
Y
Matsuda
Hikaru
H
D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D018610:Heart Bypass, Right / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012039:Regional Blood Flow