Diagnosis and therapeutics of pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in childhood. Case report and review of the literature
Arq. bras. cardiol
;
77(3): 278-281, Sept. 2001. ilus
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in English
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ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 3-year-old female patient, who, since birth, had cyanosis difficult to explain with usual diagnostic tests. The only findings on physical examination were cyanosis and clubbing of her fingers. Chest computerized tomography showed images of excessive attenuation in the right lung, which resembled arteriovenous fistulae that were later confirmed on cardiac catheterization. The fistulous trajectories were then embolized with 7 Gianturco coils, which resulted in an immediate increase in the arterial saturation of blood oxygen
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Artery
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Pulmonary Veins
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Arteriovenous Fistula
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundaçäo Universitária de Cardiologia/BR
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