Bronchial Arteriovenous Malformation in a Child with Hemoptysis: A Case Report

Pulmonary arteriovenous (AV) malformations occur sporadically and in the pediatric population are most commonly associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Hemoptysis is an infrequent presentation in this age group. Pulmonary angiography is considered to be the definitive diagnostic modal...

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Published in:Angiology 1996-02, Vol.47 (2), p.203-209
Main Authors: Sharifi, Mohsen, Messersmith, Richard, Newman, Barry, Chung, Youngran, Lakier, Jeffrey B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arteriovenous Malformations - complications
Arteriovenous Malformations - diagnostic imaging
Arteriovenous Malformations - therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchi - blood supply
Bronchial Arteries - abnormalities
Child
Embolization, Therapeutic
Female
Hemoptysis - etiology
Humans
Medical sciences
Pneumology
Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases
Radiography
Veins - abnormalities
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Summary:Pulmonary arteriovenous (AV) malformations occur sporadically and in the pediatric population are most commonly associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Hemoptysis is an infrequent presentation in this age group. Pulmonary angiography is considered to be the definitive diagnostic modality. The authors describe an otherwise healthy eleven-year-old girl who presented with massive hemoptysis secondary to a large bronchial AV malformation unrelated to any congenital anomalies. The pulmonary angiogram appeared normal and the diagnosis was established by digital subtraction aortography. Successful embolotherapy was performed by selective injection of polyvinyl alcohol particles into the culprit bronchial artery.
ISSN:0003-3197
1940-1574
DOI:10.1177/000331979604700213