title: Surgical treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are rare anomalies. The degree of right-to-left shunting, which can lead to cyanosis and paradoxical embolism causing neurological complications, determines the prognosis. We report two cases of PAVM and review the literature. A 45-year-old woman with clinical signs and symptoms of PAVM was examined using several different scanning techniques, which showed a large PAVM in the lower lobe of her right lung. A lobectomy was performed, which revealed a 5 cm diameter PAVM with one feeding artery and multiple veins. Intravenous angiography of a 7-year-old girl with symptoms of fatigue and acro-cyanosis confirmed the presence of a large PAVM in her right lower lobe. The PAVM had two major arteries arising from the aorta, which were ligated during a lobectomy. Both patients recovered well following surgery. Although PAVMs are rare, their neurological and haemodynamic consequences may be fatal. Interventional treatment techniques, including surgery, are usually curative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege Sağlik Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. kmetin@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Metin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karaçelik
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yavaçcan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dorak
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aksu
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000473:pathology; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis