J Korean Radiol Soc.  1983 Dec;19(4):716-726. 10.3348/jkrs.1983.19.4.716.

Radiologic findings of pulmonary angiodysplasia

• Lee EH
• Yeon KM

• KMID: 2463098
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1983.19.4.716

Abstract

Pulmonary angiodysplasia indicates all forms of abnormal intrapulmonary arteriovenous comunication, usuallycalled pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. Most frequent form of pulmonary angiodysplasia is single or multiplediscrete nodular lesion, and diffuse telangiectatic type consists another variety. More than 50% of pulmonaryangiodysplasias are associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. And rearely chronic liver disease iscomplicated by pulmonary arteriovenous fistula which is called hepatogenic pulmonary angiodysplasia. Weexperienced 6 cases of pulmonary angiodysplasia confirmed by cardiac catheterization and angiography from 1977 to1983. 5 cases were children below 11 years of age exhibiting cyanosis except one who has pulmonary angiodysplasiasupplied by systemic arteries. 3 were hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and one was hepatogenic pulmonaryangiodysplasia. Discrete nodular pulmonary lesion was present in 3 cases while remaining 3 cases were diffusetelangiectatic type. The clinical and radiological findings of pulmonary angiocysplasia is described with a briefreview of literature.

MeSH Terms

Angiodysplasia*
Angiography
Arteries
Arteriovenous Fistula
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Catheters
Child
Cyanosis
Humans
Liver Diseases
Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic