Primary transcatheter treatment of congenital pulmonary arteriovenous malformation causing cyanosis of the newborn

S E Fletcher; J P Cheatham; D L Bolam

doi:10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200005)50:1<48::aid-ccd9>3.0.co;2-2

Primary transcatheter treatment of congenital pulmonary arteriovenous malformation causing cyanosis of the newborn

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2000 May;50(1):48-51. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200005)50:1<48::aid-ccd9>3.0.co;2-2.

Authors

S E Fletcher¹, J P Cheatham, D L Bolam

Affiliation

¹ Joint Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Nebraska and Creighton University, Children's Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska 68114, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 10816279
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(200005)50:1<48::aid-ccd9>3.0.co;2-2

Abstract

We report on successful transcatheter therapy of congenital pulmonary arteriovenous malformation resolving persistent cyanosis and obviating the need for surgical pneumonectomy or lobectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiography
Arteriovenous Malformations / complications
Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging
Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
Cardiac Catheterization
Cyanosis / diagnostic imaging
Cyanosis / etiology
Cyanosis / therapy*
Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Treatment Outcome