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Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula: Ultrasonographic approach

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Report of a pediatric case with pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) in hereditary hemorrhagic teleangiectasia (HHT), primary suspected by ultrasound. There is a characteristic sonographic feature of the complex type of PAVF revealing septations in contrast of the simple type. The diagnosis was established by angiography.

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Sommer, B., Kaufmann, H.J. & Kumm, M. Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula: Ultrasonographic approach. Pediatr Radiol 20, 353–354 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013176

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