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Surgery for multiple and diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas during childhood

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We report an uncommon clinical case of multiple, diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas that occurred during childhood. A 15-year-old Japanese girl with multiple pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas presented with moderate hypoxemia and was treated by left lower lobectomy for complete resection of the arteriovenous fistulas. Clinical and radiographic features are presented.

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  1. Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojima Hondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan

    Makoto Takahama, Ryoji Yamamoto, Ryu Nakajima & Hirohito Tada

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Takahama, M., Yamamoto, R., Nakajima, R. et al. Surgery for multiple and diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas during childhood. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 57, 385–388 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-009-0400-x

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