Surgical Management of Medium to Large Size Pulmonary AV Malformations- A Case Series

The communication between pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein or between a bronchial artery and the pulmonary vein is called as pulmonary arterio-venous malformation. Dyspnea on exertion, fatigue, nasal bleeding, bluish discoloration of lips and nail beds and hemoptysis are common presenting complaints. In childhood only 10% of cases are identified. Cerebral vascular accidents, brain abscess, hemothorax, life threatening hemoptysis are the complications of large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. We present you a series of three cases that were diagnosed to have pulmonary AV malformations and presented to us with various clinical pictures. All three patients were surgically managed and discharged uneventfully.