[Embolotherapy of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: long-term clinical and radiological follow-up]

Radiologia. 2009 Jan-Feb;51(1):85-9. doi: 10.1016/S0033-8338(09)70410-2.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) are abnormal communications between the pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins. The large majority are congenital and are commonly associated with Rendu-Osler-Weber disease or hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. The PAVM may remain asymptomatic or manifest with hypoxemia, hemoptysis, hemothorax and/or neurologic symptoms. Despite its low incidence, the PAVM represent a serious entity that must be taken into account since untreated patients are in risk and present a poor prognosis. Transcatheter embolization with coils or detachable balloons is currently accepted as the treatment of choice. We present 6 patients (5 women and one man) who underwent embolotherapy of PAVM showing the long-term clinical and radiological follow-up.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*
  • Radiography
  • Time Factors
  • Young Adult