Resolution of pulmonary arteriovenous fistula by redirection of hepatic venous blood.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report an 8-year-old girl whose unilateral pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) disappeared after we redirected hepatic venous blood to the affected lung. This case provides strong evidence that formation of a PAVF depends only on the presence or absence of hepatic venous blood in the pulmonary circulation.
Medical subject headings
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Heart Bypass, Right
- Hepatic Veins
- Pulmonary Circulation