Management of a patient with a clot-filled pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

Andrew D Graves; John C Gregorius; Douglas C Smith

doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2009.01.026

Management of a patient with a clot-filled pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 May;20(5):652-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.01.026. Epub 2009 Mar 27.

Authors

Andrew D Graves¹, John C Gregorius, Douglas C Smith

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, CA 92354, USA. agraves@llu.edu

PMID: 19328715
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.01.026

Abstract

Transcatheter coil embolization is an established treatment for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs). Encountering a patient with a symptomatic PAVM partially occluded with a prominent clot is rare. Successful and safe coil embolization of such a PAVM is described in this case report.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Arteriovenous Malformations / complications*
Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Female
Humans
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
Pulmonary Embolism / therapy*
Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Veins / diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Teratocarcinoma