Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Causing Tension Hemothorax in a Pregnant Woman Requiring Emergent Cesarean Delivery
Joint Authors
Dhawan, Vibhu
Sood, Nidhi
Sood, Nikhil
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs), although most commonly congenital, are usually detected later in life.
We present a case of a 25-year-old woman with no previous history of AVM or telangiectasia, who presented with life-threatening hypoxia, hypotension, and pleuritic chest pain in 36th week of gestation.
Chest tube placement revealed 4 liters of blood.
Patient was subsequently found to have bleeding pulmonary AVM as the source of hemothorax.
Successful embolisation of the bleeding vessel followed by thoracoscopic evacuation of the organized clot relieved the hypoxia.
Further screening for AVM revealed large splenic AVM for which patient underwent splenectomy in the coming months.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sood, Nidhi& Sood, Nikhil& Dhawan, Vibhu. 2011. Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Causing Tension Hemothorax in a Pregnant Woman Requiring Emergent Cesarean Delivery. Pulmonary Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sood, Nidhi…[et al.]. Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Causing Tension Hemothorax in a Pregnant Woman Requiring Emergent Cesarean Delivery. Pulmonary Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sood, Nidhi& Sood, Nikhil& Dhawan, Vibhu. Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Causing Tension Hemothorax in a Pregnant Woman Requiring Emergent Cesarean Delivery. Pulmonary Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504558