Lingual inferior segmentectomy for a 7-cm pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Jun;57(4):243-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1038667. Epub 2009 May 20.

Abstract

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is a relatively rare abnormal pulmonary vascular connection that is mostly congenital. We report on a patient who was treated by lingual inferior segmentectomy for a 7-cm PAVM. This particular case emphasized the feasibility of resection of the PAVM by pulmonary segmentectomy regardless of the size of the lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Arteries / surgery
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / surgery*
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Veins / diagnostic imaging
  • Tongue / blood supply*
  • Tongue / surgery*