Lung transplantation in a patient with arteriovenous malformations

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002 Apr;21(4):506-8. doi: 10.1016/s1053-2498(01)00365-5.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

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