Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia — Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease — with Extensive Hepatic Arteriovenous Malformation
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Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia is a rare disease. Hepatic involvement is infrequent. A patient with an extensive hepatic arteriovenous malformation is presented. Characteristic computed tomographic and angiographic findings are described followed by a review of the literature.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002