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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.6563
A two-staged successful transcatheter embolization for multiple pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas
Ender Ödemiş, Erkut Öztürk, Hasan Tahsin Tola, Alper Güzeltaş
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.6563
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas (PAVF) are abnormal
connections between pulmonary arteries and veins through
aneurysmal sac or dilated tortuous channels without
capillary bed. The clinical presentation includes exercise
intolerance and hypoxemia in childhood. Nowadays,
transcatheter closure methods using coils, balloons and
several devices have become widely accepted treatment
modalities, rather than surgical intervention, in childhood.
The Amplatzer® vascular plug is frequently used in the
management of various pathologies of both peripheral
and central vascular structures. In this article, we report a
three-year-old boy who underwent a successful two-stage
closure of multiple PAVF using an Amplatzer vascular plug
(I and II) device.
Keywords : Amplatzer vascular plug; child; pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
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