Occlusion of a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula with an amplatzer vascular plug

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are rare anomalies that carry a considerable risk of serious complications such as cerebral thromboembolism or abscess and pulmonary hemorrhage. The first-line treatment of such malformations is detachable coil or balloon embolotherapy. However, coils and balloo...

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Published inArchivos de bronconeumología Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 239 - 241
Main Authors Baldi, Sebastián, Rostagno, Román D, Zander, Tobías, Rabellino, Martín, Maynar, Manuel
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.04.2007
Subjects
Adult
Arteriovenous Fistula - complications
Arteriovenous Fistula - therapy
Embolization, Therapeutic - instrumentation
Equipment Design
Humans
Male
Respiratory Tract Fistula - complications
Respiratory Tract Fistula - therapy
Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic - complications
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Summary:Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are rare anomalies that carry a considerable risk of serious complications such as cerebral thromboembolism or abscess and pulmonary hemorrhage. The first-line treatment of such malformations is detachable coil or balloon embolotherapy. However, coils and balloons may migrate and cause paradoxical embolism especially in malformations with large arteriovenous shunts. We report a case in which we used a new vascular occlusion device (amplatzer vascular plug), to occlude a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in a patient with Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome.
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ISSN:0300-2896
DOI:10.1157/13100544