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]
Affiliations
- 1 Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology - Hospital das Clínicas - Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine - University of São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: jl.haddad@yahoo.com.br.
- 2 Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology - Hospital das Clínicas - Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine - University of São Paulo, Brazil.
- 3 Pneumology Division - Clinics Hospital - Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine - University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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.
Copyright © 2016 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Lung / blood supply
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Pulmonary Circulation
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Pulmonary Veins / diagnostic imaging*
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Varicose Veins / diagnostic imaging*
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Varicose Veins / therapy