- Case Report
- A Case of Transcatheter Coil Embolization of Diffuse Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation
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Hye Kyung Lee, Gun Soo Han
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(9):1036-1040. Published online September 15, 2001
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This is a case report of multiple coil embolization for the diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformations(
PAVM). PAVMs are direct communications between pulmonary arteries and pulmonary
veins, resulting in an anatomic right-to-left shunt that may cause paradoxical embolization to
may occur, resulting in neurologic complications such as stroke or cerebral abscess. The treatment
of choice for solitary PAVMs was limited to surgical resection or ligation... |
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