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Fístula arteriovenosa pulmonar - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Malformación arteriovenosa pulmonar

Tratamiento:

Es posible que un pequeño número de pacientes asintomáticos no necesiten ningún tratamiento específico. Para la mayoría de los pacientes con fístulas, el mejor tratamiento es bloquear la fístula durante una arteriografía (embolización).

Algunos pacientes pueden necesitar cirugía para extirpar los vasos anormales y tejido pulmonar circundante.

Cuando las fístulas arteriovenosas son causadas por enfermedad hepática, el tratamiento es un trasplante de hígado.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

El pronóstico para los pacientes con telangiectasia hemorrágica hereditaria (THH) no es tan bueno como para aquéllos que no padecen esta enfermedad. Para los pacientes que padecen este tipo de telangiectasia, la cirugía para extirpar los vasos anormales generalmente tiene un buen desenlace clínico y es probable que la afección no reaparezca.

Complicaciones:

La complicaciones mayores después del tratamiento de esta afección son poco comunes y pueden abarcar:

  • Sangrado en el pulmón
  • Coágulo de sangre que viaja desde los pulmones hasta los brazos, las piernas o el cerebro (embolia paradójica)
  • Infección en el cerebro o válvula cardíaca

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Consulte con el médico si presenta hemorragias nasales o dificultad respiratoria con frecuencia, especialmente si también tiene antecedentes de telangiectasia hemorrágica hereditaria.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/15/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Denis Hadijiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Marelli AJ. Congenital heart disease in adults. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 68.

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