Pulmonary Arterio-Venous Malformations: Is it Easy to Diagnose and Treat Early

Waheed Etman; Walid Abu Arab

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Pulmonary Arterio-Venous Malformations: Is it Easy to Diagnose and Treat Early

Waheed Etman, Walid Abu Arab

Published in International Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (Volume 1, Issue 1)

Received: 19 May 2015 Accepted: 30 June 2015 Published: 1 July 2015

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Abstract

Background: Pulmonary arterio-venous malformation (PAVM) is a rare vascular anomaly that can be confronted with in cardiothoracic surgery patients. This study is a retrospective one that analyses the data of our experience with this entity at cardiothoracic surgery department of Alexandria University during nine years. Patients and methods: This is a retrospective study. The files of patients who presented with PAVMs were studied with special attention to the symptoms, signs, investigations that were performed, management and outcome. Results: Eleven patients were included in this study (seven males and four females). They were presented with various symptoms and were investigated mostly by plain x-ray chest and CT-Chest. CT scan with contrast or recently multi-slice CT was a good investigative tool that we depended on it without need for other diagnostic tool. The management was in the form of surgical resection in seven patients and embolo-therapy in four patients. Follow-up with plain x-ray chest and CT-Chest was completed for seven patients where there was no recurrence in those patients underwent embolo-therapy and no new development of PAVM in those underwent surgical resection Conclusion: We concluded that PAVM is an easy entity to diagnose, treat and manage but needs high clinical suspicion.

Published in	International Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (Volume 1, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijcts.20150101.11
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Pulmonary Arterio-Venous Fistula, Vascular Malformation, PAVMs

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Waheed Etman; Walid Abu Arab. Pulmonary Arterio-Venous Malformations: Is it Easy to Diagnose and Treat Early. Int. J. Cardiovasc. Thorac. Surg. 2015, 1(1), 1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ijcts.20150101.11

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Waheed Etman, Walid Abu Arab. Pulmonary Arterio-Venous Malformations: Is it Easy to Diagnose and Treat Early. Int J Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015;1(1):1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ijcts.20150101.11

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Waheed Etman

Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
Walid Abu Arab

Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt; Service of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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Waheed Etman; Walid Abu Arab. Pulmonary Arterio-Venous Malformations: Is it Easy to Diagnose and Treat Early. Int. J. Cardiovasc. Thorac. Surg. 2015, 1(1), 1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ijcts.20150101.11

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Waheed Etman, Walid Abu Arab. Pulmonary Arterio-Venous Malformations: Is it Easy to Diagnose and Treat Early. Int J Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015;1(1):1-4. doi: 10.11648/j.ijcts.20150101.11

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