TY - JOUR
T1 - Transcatheter occlusion of a large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation using the amplatzer vascular plug
AU - Farra, H.
AU - Balzer, D. T.
PY - 2005/10
Y1 - 2005/10
N2 - Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare entity with well-described signs, symptoms, and complications. Pulmonary AVMs can be congenital or acquired. They have been described in the setting of severe liver disease and after palliation with a Glenn shunt in which the hepatic venous blood flow has been excluded from the pulmonary blood flow. A variety of surgical and transcatheter interventions have been used to occlude AVMs. We report the use of the Amplatzer vascular plug to successfully occlude a pulmonary AVM in a 12-year-old patient.
AB - Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare entity with well-described signs, symptoms, and complications. Pulmonary AVMs can be congenital or acquired. They have been described in the setting of severe liver disease and after palliation with a Glenn shunt in which the hepatic venous blood flow has been excluded from the pulmonary blood flow. A variety of surgical and transcatheter interventions have been used to occlude AVMs. We report the use of the Amplatzer vascular plug to successfully occlude a pulmonary AVM in a 12-year-old patient.
KW - Amplatzer vascular plug
KW - Catheter intervention
KW - Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
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U2 - 10.1007/s00246-004-0857-4
DO - 10.1007/s00246-004-0857-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 16096872
AN - SCOPUS:29544448882
SN - 0172-0643
VL - 26
SP - 683
EP - 685
JO - Pediatric Cardiology
JF - Pediatric Cardiology
IS - 5
ER -