Lung transplantation in a patient with arteriovenous malformations.

Abstract

Multiple arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) is an infrequent pathology, in which lung transplant is controversial. We report a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia who underwent a single lung transplant with excellent evolution, and three years later (that is, at the time of this paper), she is still alive.

• Authors: Graciela Svetliza, Alicia De la Canal, Enrique Beveraggi, Alejandro Giacoia, Claudio Ruiz, Enrique Caruso, José Rodríguez Giménez, Bartolomé Vassallo
• Journal: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation (J Heart Lung Transplant) Vol. 21 Issue 4 Pg. 506-8 (Apr 2002) ISSN: 1053-2498 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11927231 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Arteriovenous Fistula (etiology, surgery)
• Arteriovenous Malformations (etiology, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Lung (blood supply, surgery)
• Lung Transplantation
• Pulmonary Artery (abnormalities, transplantation)
• Pulmonary Veins (abnormalities, transplantation)
• Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic (complications, surgery)