Keywords
Pregnancy, hemothorax, pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
Abstract
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are abnormal communications between the arteries and veins of the pulmonary vasculature leading to a right-to-left shunt. We report the case of a pregnant patient who presented with chest pain revealing a haemothorax secondary to the rupture of an arteriovenous malformation. The diagnosis was made during arteriography after simultaneous performance of an urgent caesarean section and thoracic drainage.
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Published:
2022-09-23
Issue:
2022: Vol 9 No 9
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