• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.303-306
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• 2005

In cases of brain or other organ abscess, the causative etiology or disease are not always definable. We report a case of brain, renal, and possibly lung abscesses in a middle aged woman. After close, stepwise surveillance of possible etiologic factors, we covered out a small solitary pulmonary arteriovenous fistula without any pulmonary symptoms and successfully occluded the fistula via endovascular approach. The congenital pulmonary arteriovenous fistula should be bear in mind as a cause of repeated, multiple systemic infective source spray and be pursued despite of negative initial baseline studies.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.409-412
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• 1998

\ulcorner증례는 매우 드물게 보고되는 질환인 체동맥에서 혈류공급을 받는 폐동정맥루의 수술례에 관한 보고이다. 이 체동맥 폐동정맥루는 수술시 부행혈관으로 인한 출혈과 폐의 울혈로 어려움을 겪기 쉽다. 환자는 재발성의 빈번한 객혈을 주소로 내원한 16세 여자 환자로 다발성의 공급혈관을 갖는 체폐동정맥루로 진단받고 수술 전에 동맥색전술을 시행한 후 수술을 시행한 경우이다. 우중엽과 우하엽에 걸친 15$\times$8 cm의 동정맥루로 우하엽 및 우중엽 절제술을 시행하였다. 수술시 심한 출혈과 폐울혈로 어려움을 겪었으나 수술후 15일째에 별 다른 합병증없이 퇴원하였다. 안전한 수술을 위해서는 비록 많은 수의 부행혈관으로 어려움이 있더라도 폐정맥의 결찰전에 이를 모두 결찰하는 것이 반드시 필요할 것으로 사료되어 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권7호
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• pp.624-627
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• 1994

Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula is a rare cardiac defect that causes coronary arterial flow to drain into the right cardiac chambers, the pulmonary artery, the coronary sinus, or the left cardiac chambers. The most frequently involved vessel is the right coronary artery. We experienced a case that had a coronary arteriovenous fistula associated with valvular heart disease. With the cardiopulmonary bypass done under hypothermia, mitral valve replacement was accomplished and the fistulas of both proximal and distal portions of the right coronary artery were closed with 3-0 prolene. Postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.700-704
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• 1994

Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula is relatively rare congenital heart disease which has formation of fistula between coronary artery and cardiac ventricle, atrium, or pulmonary artery, but that can be repaired with simple surgical procedure. We experienced three cases of congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula, which were repaired surgically under cardiopulmonary bypass, so we report these cases with review of the literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.877-881
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• 1988

A coronary arteriovenous fistula represents an abnormal communication from a coronary artery that may enter any cardiac chamber, a pulmonary artery, the coronary sinus, the superior vena cava or the pulmonary vein. We had a successful experience with 46 year-old male who complained exertional dyspnea[NYHA classification II] and anginal pain since 5 years ago. In intensive study of cardiac catheterization and coronary cineangiography, multiple bilateral coronary arteriovenous fistulas and mitral stenoinsufficiency with left atrial thrombi were recognized. The coronary arterio-venous fistula of left coronary artery was revealed large tortuous aberrant vessels that were connected between just distal portion of first diagonal branch of left anterior descending artery and main pulmonary artery. Other fistula was small tortuous vessel which was originated from left atrial branch of left circumflex artery, was drained into left atrium. The fistula of right coronary artery was communicated conal branch of right coronary artery to main pulmonary artery. But there was no 0y step-up in the right cardiac catheterization. The operative procedure were suture-ligation of draining orifice of coronary arteriovenous fistula in main pulmonary artery, mitral valve replacement[Ionescu-Shiley 25mm] with removal of left atrial thrombi and plication of left atrium under the extracorporeal circulation. The postoperative course was uneventful without any complication and discharged without problem at 17th postoperative days.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.806-811
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• 1985

Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula is a rare congenital vascular malformation in the lung, resulting from erroneous capillary development, with incomplete formation or disintegration of the vascular septa that would normally divide the primitive connection between the venous and arterial plexus. The pathogenesis of its symptom is that unoxygenated and desaturated arterial blood enter into the pulmonary venous system directly. Recently we have experienced a case of multiple pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in a 15 year old male patient, who presented the symptom of cyanosis and dyspnea on exertion. The operation revealed well circumscribed and multilobulated aneurysmal lesion in left lower lobe with its subpleural and posterolateral basal location, and another aneurysmal lesion in inferior lingular segment of left lung. There was no abnormal connection between the fistula and systemic circulation. The left lower lobectomy was performed along with local extirpation of the inferior lingular segment of left lung. Both lesions showed angiomatous dilatation of the various sized vessels embedded in the parenchyma microscopically. Postoperative clinical course disclosed much improvement in symptoms and in the value of blood gas analysis. The patient was discharged without any complication.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.257-261
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• 2000

Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula can occur in a variety of clinical situations including liver diseases, infections, metastatic carcinomas, systemic disorders, and after the palliation of congenital heart diseases. A 72-day-old male infant with Tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia underwent surgical correction without difficulty. However, ventilator weaning in the ICU failed initially because of an unexplained postoperative hypoxemia(FiO2: 0.8, PaO2: 40 mmHg, SaO2: 80∼90%). Postoperative follow-up lung perfusin scan at postoperative 15 days showed right-to-left shunt(33.6%) and ventilator weaning was performed on the 20th day after the operation (FiO2: 0.4, PaO2, 50mmHg, SaO2: 86.9%). Arterial oxygen saturation under room air was 80∼85% at 7 months postoperatively. One and half year follow-up lung perfusion scan showed decreased amount of right-to-left shunt (11.2%). We report a case with a review of the literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권8호
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• pp.702-706
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• 2004

폐동정맥루는 선천적 혹은 후천적인 원인에 의해 발병할 수 있으며 단락이 존재하는 경우 호흡곤란, 청색증, 폐혈관 잡음 등의 증상이 나타날 수 있다. 진단 방법은 혈액검사, 흉부단순촬영, 흉부전산화 단층촬영, 폐동맥조영술 등이 있으며 그 중 가장 정확한 진단 방법으로는 폐동맥조영술이 있다. 폐동정맥루의 합병증으로는 파열로 인한 혈흉, 뇌농양, 뇌졸중 등이 있으며 이에 대한 치료법으로는 수술적 절제술과 치료적 색전술을 시행할 수 있다. 26세 여자 환자가 내원 30분 전 갑자기 발생된 호흡곤란을 주소로 내원하였다. 흉부전산화단층촬영과 폐동맥조영술상 우하엽 상분절에서 4${\times}$4${\times}$3 cm의 폐동정맥루가 진단되어 우하엽 절제술을 계획한 후 응급수술을 시행하였다. 저자들은 우하엽 상분절에 발병한 혈흉을 동반한 선천성 폐동정맥루를 치험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 증례보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.362-367
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• 1983

Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula is a congenital malformation resulting from errant capillary development, with incomplete formation or disintegration of the vascular septa that normally divide the primitive connections between the venous and arterial plexuses. It generally occurs as part of the disorder known as hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia [Rendu-Osler-Weber disease]. The hereditary lesion is transmitted as a simple non-sex-linked dominant trait. It may be single or multiple, too small to see on plain chest films or large and easily recognized. One third of the lesions are multiple on plain chest film. The pathogenesis of its symptoms is that unoxygenated, desaturated arterial blood enters into the pulmonary venous system, directly. Recently we have experienced a case of the pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in 26 years old male soldier, which was confirmed by pulmonary angiography preoperatively. 2 thumb-tip sized, well circumscribed cystic masses filled with bright red colored blood were seen in subpleural and anterolateral portion of the right upper lobe. Right upper Iobectomy was performed due to close approximation of the fistula with pulmonary vein. Microscopically, it shows angiomatous dilatation of the abnormal vessels embedding in the parenchyma. Postoperative physiologic studies show nearly normal arterial oxygen saturation, hemoglobin and RBC count. There was good, uneventful postoperative course.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.711-715
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• 1988

Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula is a congenital vascular malformation originated from abnormalities of capillary development. Fistulas may develop only in the lung or may be associated with similar abnormalities of the skin, mucous membrane, and the other organs. It may occur with hereditary hemorrhagic telangietasia[Rendu-Osier-Weber syndrome]. Recently we have experienced a case of the pulmonary arteriovenous fistula associated with Schwannoma in 20 year old male man. Tennis ball sized bright reddish mass which was composed of variable sized vascular channels filled with blood clots was located in the just subpleural portion of left lower lobe. Left lower lobectomy was done. Microscopic findings showed variable sized numerous blood vessels embedding in the parenchyma. There was a thumb-tip sized brown nodular mass which was turned out to be Schwannoma at the left 7th thoracic paravertebral area.