A case of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in a patient with brain abscess successfully treated with video-assisted thoracoscopic resection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 45-year-old women was admitted to the hospital with a brain abscess due to asymptomatic pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM). The brain abscess was removed by craniotomy and excision following antibiotic therapy. The stapled wedge excision of the lung with the PAVM was successful under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Brain Abscess
- Endoscopy
- Pulmonary Artery
- Pulmonary Veins
- Thoracoscopy
- Video Recording