title: [Transcatheter closure of aorto-venous fistulae--is it always necessary?].
abstract: We present 2 cases (4 and 17-year-old children) with aorta-vena azygos fistulae. In the fist child spontaneous closure was confirmed by clinical symptoms and aortography, in the second (with significant left-right shunt) successful closure with 10 x 8 mm Amplatzer Duct Occluder was obtained. These case reports show that the strategy of treatment of aorto-venous fistulae must be individualised.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Kliniczny Wrodzonych Wad Serca i Kardiologii Dzieciecej, Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Slaskie Centrum Chorób Serca, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szkutnik
authors.forename: Lyubomir
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dymitrow
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kusa
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiszer
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaneva
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Białkowski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001027:Aortography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods; D055989:Septal Occluder Device