Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (대한결핵및호흡기학회)
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A Case of Multiple Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Treated with Coil Embolization

코일 색전술로 치료된 다발성 폐동정맥기형 1 예

  • Ahn, Heok-Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Chunbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Lee, Heung-Bum (Department of Internal Medicine, Chunbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Lee, Yang-Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, Chunbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Rhee, Yang-Keun (Department of Internal Medicine, Chunbuk National University Medical School)
  • 안혁수 (전북대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이흥범 (전북대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이용철 (전북대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이양근 (전북대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 1998.08.30
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Abstract

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation(PAVM) is an uncommon congenital anomaly. As pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is a direct communication between the branches of pulmonary artery and vein which originated from the malformation of capillary development, major disturbances in gas exchange can result. This malformation results in the several symptoms such as dyspnea, hemopyssis, cyanosis, and severe neurologic complaints. However, the most of patients are usually asymptomatic. Selective pulmonary angiography is well known the helpful diagnostic method. Recently, therapeutic embolization has been advocated as the treatment of choice for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. We report a case of multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformation, which was detected on the simple chest X-ray and successfully treated with coil embolization in a 19-year-old asymptomatic woman.

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