Unusual cases of pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas, with a note on thyroid carcinoma as a cause
| Autor: | Pierce Ja, Kimball Rw, Reagan Wp |
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| Rok vydání: | 1959 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Cirrhosis business.industry CONGENITAL FISTULAS Central cyanosis Thyroid Gland General Medicine Pulmonary Artery medicine.disease Medical Records Surgery Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula Thyroid carcinoma Pulmonary Veins Neoplasms Arteriovenous Fistula Medicine Humans Radiology Thyroid Neoplasms business Complication Clubbed Fingers Lung |
| Zdroj: | The New England journal of medicine. 260(18) |
| ISSN: | 0028-4793 |
| Popis: | MULTIPLE small pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas are recognized as a cause of central cyanosis, clubbed fingers and polycythemia. It has been held that these fistulas result from congenital vascular anomalies. Recent evidence suggests that some such lesions may not be congenital in origin. It is the purpose of this report to review that evidence and to present data on 2 patients with multiple small pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas, 1 of whom exhibited a previously unrecognized form of this disease. The other patient had congenital fistulas, but presented the unusual complication of cirrhosis of the liver. Method of Study Pertinent to the study . . . |
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