Surgery for multiple and diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas during childhood.
We report an uncommon clinical case of multiple, diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas that occurred during childhood. A 15-year-old Japanese girl with multiple pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas presented with moderate hypoxemia and was treated by left lower lobectomy for complete resection of the arteriovenous fistulas. Clinical and radiographic features are presented.
Takahama
Makoto
M
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima Hondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 534-0021, Japan. mktkhm@yahoo.co.jp
Yamamoto
Ryoji
R
Nakajima
Ryu
R
Izumi
Nobuhiro
N
Tada
Hirohito
H
D000293:Adolescent; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed