Emergency video-assisted thoracic surgery for ruptured pulmonary arteriovenous malformation-related hemothorax in a pregnant woman: a case report

Abstract Background Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are rare vascular abnormalities that permit direct communication between the pulmonary artery and vein. During pregnancy, pulmonary arteriovenous malformation carries an increased risk of enlargement and rupture, which could lead to life-thre...

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Published in:	Journal of Medical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Hu-Lin Christina Wang, Jia-Hao Zhang, Cheng-Hung How
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-03-01
Subjects:	Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations Thoracoscopy Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery Hemothorax Emergent cesarean
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1616-0