Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4245923 | Radiología | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) are abnormal communications between the pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins. The large majority are congenital and are commonly associated with Rendu-Osler-Weber disease or hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. The PAVM may remain asymptomatic or manifest with hypoxemia, hemoptysis, hemothorax and/or neurologic symptoms. Despite its low incidence, the PAVM represent a serious entity that must be taken into account since untreated patients are in risk and present a poor prognosis. Transcatheter embolization with coils or detachable balloons is currently accepted as the treatment of choice. We present 6 patiens (5 women and one man) who underwent embolotherapy of PAVM showing the long-term clinical and radiological follow-up.
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R. DÃaz-Aguilera, L.J. Zurera-Tendero, M. Canis-López, F. Triviño-Tarradas, J. GarcÃa-Revillo, P. Baños,