Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 283-290 , December 2007

Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: How Do I Embolize?

  • Robert I. White Jr., MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Robert I. White, Jr., Yale Vascular Malformation Center, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520.

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  9. White RI, Pollak JS. Controlled delivery of pushable fibered coils for large vessel embolotherapy. In: Vascular Ebolotherapy: A Comprehensive Approach. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer; 2006;p. 35–42
  10. Tal MG, Saluja S, Henderson KJ, et al. Vein of Galen technique for occluding the aneurysmal sac of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. J Vas Interv Radiol. 2002;13:1261–1264
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  13. White RI. Re: Bilateral multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: endovascular treatment with the Amplatzer vascular plug. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2006;17(1):141–145
  14. Saluja S, Sitko I, Lee DW, et al. Embolotherapy of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations with detachable balloons: long-term durability and efficacy. J Vas Interv Radiol. 1999;10:883–889
  15. Ferro C, Rossi UG, Bovio G, et al. Percutaneous transcatheter embolization of a large pulmonary arteriovenous fistula with an Amplatzer vascular plug. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2007;30(2):328–331
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PII: S1089-2516(08)00008-5

doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2008.03.007

Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 283-290 , December 2007

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