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Pulmonary varix: blood flow is essential in the diagnosis

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A 15-year-old girl presented with left-sided chest pain. A chest radiograph demonstrated a tubular structure in the left hemithorax. A helical CT angiogram suggested the diagnosis of an arteriovenous malformation, but selective pulmonary arteriography diagnosed the presence of a varix and excluded a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.

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    Hani Abujudeh

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Abujudeh, H. Pulmonary varix: blood flow is essential in the diagnosis. Pediatr Radiol 34, 567–569 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-004-1142-7

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