Video-assisted thorascopic lobectomy for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations to prevent cerebral abscess
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Matthew J. McDonald; Michael Worthington; Paul Heitmann; Justin Chan
- Source
- ANZ journal of surgeryReferences. 89(10)
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Computed Tomography Angiography
medicine.medical_treatment
MEDLINE
Brain Abscess
Pulmonary Artery
pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM)
Pneumonectomy
medicine
Humans
Video assisted
Abscess
Computed tomography angiography
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Cardiothoracic surgery
Pulmonary Veins
computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA)
Arteriovenous Fistula
Surgery
Female
Radiology
video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1445-2197
Thoracic surgery is not without risk; however – in patients with PAVM – the risk of recurrent cerebral injury is considerable. AVATS approach offers a reduction in morbidity compared with thoracotomy. With the vast majority of PAVM similarly confined to a single lobe,³ a VATS lobectomy offers more definitive treatment than embolization in some cases. Refereed/Peer-reviewed