title: [Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in Rendu-Osler-Weber disease. Case report].
abstract: The authors report the clinical case of a 59 year-old woman who was incidentally diagnosed as having arteriovenous pulmonary malformation (AVPM). Through clinical history a diagnosis of Rendu-Osler-Weber disease (ROWD) was made, a disease manifesting itself through the existence of vascular malformations in the skin, mucosae and viscera (like the lungs, liver and brain). The surgical therapy offered to the patient had no complications. The essential aspects of pathofisiology, clinical manifestations and treatment of AVPM and ROWD are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica do Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caldeira
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roque
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cravino
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000150:complications*