Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: a case report

Kuthan Kavaklı; Hakan Işık; Okan Karataş; Deniz Doğan; Alper Gözübüyük

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.10320

Kuthan Kavaklı¹, Hakan Işık¹, Okan Karataş¹, Deniz Doğan², Alper Gözübüyük¹

¹Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
²Departments of Chest Diseases, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.10320

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is a rare pulmonary vascular anomaly caused by abnormal communications between arteries and veins. Although it is a benign disease, it should be treated properly to prevent serious complications and provide improved quality of life for patients. Currently, transcatheter embolization is presented as a standard therapeutic approach for this disease because of its minimally invasive nature and lower morbidity and mortality rates. However, this treatment does not always produce satisfactory results and utilization of surgical treatment is required. In this article, we report a 37-year-old female patient with pulmonary arteriovenous malformation who was treated successfully via video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy after embolotherapy.

Keywords : Embolization; lobectomy; pulmonary arteriovenous malformation; thoracic surgery

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