Radiologic findings of pulmonary angiodysplasia
10.3348/jkrs.1983.19.4.716
- Author:
Eun Hye LEE
;
Kyung Mo YEON
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Angiodysplasia;
Angiography;
Arteries;
Arteriovenous Fistula;
Cardiac Catheterization;
Cardiac Catheters;
Child;
Cyanosis;
Humans;
Liver Diseases;
Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1983;19(4):716-726
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Pulmonary angiodysplasia indicates all forms of abnormal intrapulmonary arteriovenous comunication, usuallycalled pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. Most frequent form of pulmonary angiodysplasia is single or multiplediscrete nodular lesion, and diffuse telangiectatic type consists another variety. More than 50% of pulmonaryangiodysplasias are associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. And rearely chronic liver disease iscomplicated by pulmonary arteriovenous fistula which is called hepatogenic pulmonary angiodysplasia. Weexperienced 6 cases of pulmonary angiodysplasia confirmed by cardiac catheterization and angiography from 1977 to1983. 5 cases were children below 11 years of age exhibiting cyanosis except one who has pulmonary angiodysplasiasupplied by systemic arteries. 3 were hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and one was hepatogenic pulmonaryangiodysplasia. Discrete nodular pulmonary lesion was present in 3 cases while remaining 3 cases were diffusetelangiectatic type. The clinical and radiological findings of pulmonary angiocysplasia is described with a briefreview of literature.
