Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare vascular malformations of the lung that usually led to a notable risk of serious and life-threatening complications. There is considerable debate about the best management of strategies for the group of patients with diffuse AVMs. Several therapeutic options have been reported for management of this abnormality among which coil embolization ...

The patient was a 12-year-old boy who presented with shortness of breath on minimal activity and was diagnosed with multiple arteriovenous (AV) malformations in the left lung. Figure 1 shows an AV malformation in the left lower lobe. Figure 2 shows the same malformation after percutaneous coil embolization. Multiple malformations were embolized, and at the end of the procedure (Figure 3), the p...

The clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features of four children with uncommon variations of congenital bronchopulmonary foregut malformations are presented. In each case, the malformation included a persistent communication between lung tissue and the gastrointestinal tract. One case, in which an esophageal bronchus was associated with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula, is con...

Pulmonary saequestration is a rare congenital malformation characterized by dysplastic portion of lung parenchyma supplied an anomalous artery originating from the aorta or its branches. The worldwide incidence pulmonary sequestration among all malformations in children ranges 1.5% to 6.4%. There are two main types according localization malformation, i.e., intrapulmonary (dysplastic tissue loc...

Congenital Pulmonary Malformations (CPMs) are a group of rare lung abnormalities affecting the airways, parenchyma, and vasculature. They represent a spectrum of abnormal development rather than discrete pathological entities. They are caused by aberrant embryological lung development which occurs at different stages of intrauterine life.

Congenital thoracic malformations constitute a heterogeneous group of developmental disorders, involving lung parenchyma, arterial supply, and venous drainage.(1) Their etiology is embryologic, and their clinical presentation and severity vary according to the degree of pulmonary involvement and their location in the thoracic cavity.(2) They can be asymptomatic—their diagnosis being based on in...