A two-staged successful transcatheter embolization for multiple pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, cilt.21, sa.4, ss.1079-1082, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.6563
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1079-1082
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Amplatzer vascular plug, child, pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.