Occlusion of a Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula With an Amplatzer Vascular Plug

Percutaneous occlusion of five pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas in the same pulmonary lobe

“…In recent years, Amplatzer ® devices have been the preferred device for occlusion of this type and, in general, for vascular malformations 5,6 . In the review of national and international publications, we did not find another case in which this number of malformations has been occluded percutaneously in the same patient and especially in the same lung, in some of the reported cases they were single lesions, and in those with multiple pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas, the location and/or size was not feasible for closure [7][8][9] .…”

Oclusión percutánea de cinco fístulas arteriovenosas pulmonares en el mismo lóbulo pulmonar

“…In recent years, Amplatzer® devices have been the preferred device for occlusion of this type and, in general, for vascular malformations 5,6 . In the review of national and international publications, we did not find another case in which this number of malformations has been occluded percutaneously in the same patient and especially in the same lung, in some of the reported cases they were single lesions, and in those with multiple pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas, the location and/or size was not feasible for closure [7][8][9] .…”

Amplatzer vascular plug as an embolic agent in different vascular pathologies: A pictorial essay

“…The risk is higher in patients whose PAVMs are fed by large arteries with short courses. [ 11 31 33 34 35 36 ] AVPs are particularly well suited to treat such PAVMs, as they can be deployed precisely and can be repositioned if necessary with little risk of systemic embolization. [ 11 24 32 37 38 39 ] Our patient with multiple PAVMs failed attempted coil embolization twice with 3 mm × 3 cm microcoils due to persistent arterial feeding branches, but showed immediate occlusion of the PAVM after deployment of an AVP into the main feeding trunk.…”