Massive haemothorax: a presentation of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
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2008 Jul-Sep; 50(3): 285-7
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in English
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| ID: sea-29436
ABSTRACT
Arteriovenous malformations of the lung are relatively uncommon lesions with varied clinical presentation. Nearly half of these are associated with Osler-Rendu-Weber disease. Magnetic resonance angiography is an accurate and non-invasive diagnostic modality. We report a case of a 56-year-old male who had massive haemothorax due to rupture of a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation arising from the right interlobar artery.
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Main subject:
Arteriovenous Malformations
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Pulmonary Artery
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Pulmonary Veins
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Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic
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Humans
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Male
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Hemothorax
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Middle Aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
Year:
2008
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Article
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