Arteriovenous fistula of the pulmonary circulation: Relationship with Rendu - Osler - Weber disease. Regarding 14 observations

The arteriovenous fistula in lung is a rare condition. The paper contains a review of main clinical characteristics, radiological examinations and other tests which render diagnosis easy, performed on a series of 14 patients.The authors then proceed to analyze its connection with Rendu - Osler - Web...

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Autores: Muras, Olga, Torres, Jorge E., Praderi, Luis A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1979
País:Uruguay
Institución:Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Repositorio:Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/3086
Acceso en línea:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/3086
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:fístula arteriovenosa
malformaciones arteriovenosas
enfermedad pulmonar
arteriovenous fistula
arteriovenous malformations
lung diseases
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Sumario:The arteriovenous fistula in lung is a rare condition. The paper contains a review of main clinical characteristics, radiological examinations and other tests which render diagnosis easy, performed on a series of 14 patients.The authors then proceed to analyze its connection with Rendu - Osler - Weber disease, considering the condition herein described as one of its manifestations. Finally, on the basis of studies performed, the authors sustain that the latter is a systemic vascular displasia.