title: [Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: two sibling cases].
abstract: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, are abnormal connections between pulmonary arteries and veins. However it can be presented as an isolated single anomaly, also may be multiple when accompanying with autosomal dominant hereditary hemorrhagic telengiectasia (Rendu-Osler-Weber Syndrome; ROWS). In this case report, two patients operated with the diagnosis of multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformation familial screening done with the possibility of ROWS and pulmonary arteriovenous malformation found in her sister, are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. drbulent18@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Bülent Mustafa
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Yenigün
authors.forename: Cabir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Enön
authors.forename: Ayten
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kayı Cangır
authors.forename: Kayhan Cetin
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Atasoy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult