A congenital pulmonary arteriovenous fistula--a case report
Bartos, V.; Bobrovská, M.; Plank, L.; Ciljak, M.
Casopis Lekaru Ceskych 144(12): 836-839
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-7335 PMID: 16389758 Document Number: 585986
Congenital arteriovenous malformations are rare vascular anomalies in infancy and childhood. In most cases, these lesions consist of dilated vessels that appear as a large plexiform mass of vascular channels with direct communication between the pulmonary arteries and the pulmonary veins. Authors of the article present a case report of a newborn with a congenital arteriovenous fistula in the lower lobe of the right lung. They demonstrate various types, etiology, macroscopic and microscopic findings in this anomaly.