Peripheral arterial coil embolization for hepatic arteriovenous malformation in Osler-Weber-Rendu disease; useful for controlling high output heart failure, but harmful to the liver

Intern Med. 1999 Dec;38(12):962-8. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.38.962.

Abstract

A 55-year-old Japanese housewife, who had Osler-Weber-Rendu disease, was admitted to our hospital because of frequent epistaxis and worsening exertional dyspnea. The computed tomography and hepatic arteriography revealed large hepatic arteriovenous malformation, which was considered to be the leading cause of her high output heart failure. Two series of hepatic arterial coil embolization procedures were performed to reduce hepatic shunt flow. They temporarily improved her cardiac condition, but gradually induced progressive hepatic failure due to intrahepatic cholangitis. Hepatic dysfunction restricted her quality of life and lead to a fatal clinical course one year after the second coil embolization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arteriovenous Malformations / etiology
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Heart Failure / therapy*
  • Hepatic Artery / abnormalities*
  • Hepatic Veins / abnormalities*
  • Humans
  • Liver Failure / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / complications*