Imaging pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
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Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations
HKJGOM 2011; 11 (1) 67 Introduction Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are rare vascular disorders known to produce life-threatening complications, including haemoptysis, intrapleural haemorrhage, stroke, brain abscess, and hypoxaemia. Since its first description by Churton in 18971, more than 500 cases have been reported in the literature2. Pregnancy and PAVM are strongly linked wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1633