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A Case of Transcatheter Coil Embolization of Diffuse Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation
Hye Kyung Lee, Gun Soo Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(9):1036-1040.   Published online September 15, 2001
This is a case report of multiple coil embolization for the diffuse pulmonary arteriovenous malformations( PAVM). PAVMs are direct communications between pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins, resulting in an anatomic right-to-left shunt that may cause paradoxical embolization to may occur, resulting in neurologic complications such as stroke or cerebral abscess. The treatment of choice for solitary PAVMs was limited to surgical resection or ligation...