Optimizing the Interventional Approach for Embolization of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations in Patients With Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome

Techniques in vascular and interventional radiology are adapted to the ever-evolving clinical challenges that interventional operators face. In the case of rare diseases, supporting literature that guides an operator’s plan for intervention is limited. As a result, published case reports and series...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2020-08, Vol.12 (8)
Main Authors: McFarland, Joseph R, Harmon, Taylor S, Hunsaker, Tiffiny, Gill, Gunvir, Bagherpour, Arya N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Internal Medicine
Pulmonology
Radiology
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Summary:Techniques in vascular and interventional radiology are adapted to the ever-evolving clinical challenges that interventional operators face. In the case of rare diseases, supporting literature that guides an operator’s plan for intervention is limited. As a result, published case reports and series can be utilized to direct future intervention and potentially help others tasked with similar clinical scenarios. The proceeding case offers an interventional solution to a clinical manifestation of an otherwise rare disease, Osler-Weber-Rendu (OWR) syndrome. The supporting literature for techniques in embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in OWR syndrome is limited due to disease rarity. Therefore, the objective of the following case is to offer clinical insights on how to perform this procedure successfully and critique methods previously utilized.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.9878