Transcatheter occlusion of a large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.
We report a patient with a large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation complicated by cerebral abscess. He was successfully treated by transcatheter embolization using bioptome-assisted delivery of multiple coils.
Sreedharan
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Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Bangalore. madhusreedharan@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male