Pulmonary varix: A case report

Rev Port Cardiol. 2016 Jul-Aug;35(7-8):443.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2015.10.012. Epub 2016 Jul 6.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

The authors report a case of multiple pulmonary varices, a rare disease characterized by aneurysmatic venous dilatations, which can be present at any age and without gender predominance, occurring in isolation or associated with obstruction of the pulmonary veins. This condition usually manifests as a lung mass with variable clinical consequences.

Keywords: Aneurisma; Aneurysm; Hipertensão pulmonar; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Pulmonary veins; Varices; Varizes; Veias Pulmonares.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / blood supply
  • Pulmonary Circulation
  • Pulmonary Veins / diagnostic imaging*
  • Varicose Veins / diagnostic imaging*
  • Varicose Veins / therapy