| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4222690 | Clinical Imaging | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report here a case of a 44-year-old female with a pulmonary varix. The patient was asymptomatic; a routine chest X-ray incidentally revealed a serpiginous mass in the left hilar region. Computed tomography revealed a serpiginous, dilated vascular structure in the left upper lobe that continued into the lower lobe and was suggestive of an arteriovenous malformation. Pulmonary angiography revealed no arterial abnormality; however, the filling of an abnormally dilated pulmonary vein was observed. Angiography is considered to be the most useful method for the confirmatory diagnosis of pulmonary varices.
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Authors
Hiroyuki Kumazoe, Masashi Komori, Reiji Ochiai, Ryoko Egashira, Takahiko Nakazono, Sho Kudo,