TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful Lobectomy for Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Causing Recurrent Massive Haemoptysis
AU - Chowdhury, Ujjwal K.
AU - Kothari, Shyam S.
AU - Bishnoi, Arvind K.
AU - Gupta, Ruchika
AU - Mittal, Chander M.
AU - Reddy, Srikrishna
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - A 6-year-old child with pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) of the lower lobe of left lung was successfully treated by left lower lobectomy and the case is reported for its rarity. The exact diagnosis is relatively easy to make by contrast echocardiography and pulmonary angiocardiography, provided the possibility is entertained. Because of recurrent episodes of massive haemoptysis from a single pulmonary lobe, surgical resection was deemed the best curative option to avoid further episodes and recurrence. Published reports detailing coil embolisation therapy for PAVMs are also discussed.
AB - A 6-year-old child with pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) of the lower lobe of left lung was successfully treated by left lower lobectomy and the case is reported for its rarity. The exact diagnosis is relatively easy to make by contrast echocardiography and pulmonary angiocardiography, provided the possibility is entertained. Because of recurrent episodes of massive haemoptysis from a single pulmonary lobe, surgical resection was deemed the best curative option to avoid further episodes and recurrence. Published reports detailing coil embolisation therapy for PAVMs are also discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.11.142
DO - 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.11.142
M3 - Article
C2 - 18294908
AN - SCOPUS:63249119738
SN - 1443-9506
VL - 18
SP - 135
EP - 139
JO - Heart Lung and Circulation
JF - Heart Lung and Circulation
IS - 2
ER -