[Embolotherapy of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: long-term clinical and radiological follow-up].
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) are abnormal communications between the pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins. The large majority are congenital and are commonly associated with Rendu-Osler-Weber disease or hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. The PAVM may remain asymptomatic or manifest with hypoxemia, hemoptysis, hemothorax and/or neurologic symptoms. Despite its low incidence, the PAVM represent a serious entity that must be taken into account since untreated patients are in risk and present a poor prognosis. Transcatheter embolization with coils or detachable balloons is currently accepted as the treatment of choice. We present 6 patients (5 women and one man) who underwent embolotherapy of PAVM showing the long-term clinical and radiological follow-up.
Díaz-Aguilera
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Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain. rociodiaz@seram.org
Zurera-Tendero
L J
LJ
Canis-López
M
M
Triviño-Tarradas
F
F
García-Revillo
J
J
Baños
P
P
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult