A Congenital Arteriovenous Malformation Originating from the Aorta Locating in the Posterior Mediastinum

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OTO Ö., Metin S. K., Guzeloglu M., GÜLCÜ A., KARABAY N., GÜREL D., ...Daha Fazla

ANNALS OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.18, sa.4, ss.387-390, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5761/atcs.cr.11.01785
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.387-390
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: arteriovenous malformation, posterior mediastinum, aorta and adult, HEMANGIOMA
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Vascular malformations located in the posterior mediastinum are extremely rare. Most of them are found coincidentally during routine examinations. Only a small percentage of these posterior mediastinal arteriovenous malformation cases may cause symptoms such as dyspnea due to compression of surrounding tissues. Radio logic imaging can be insufficient in some cases for differential diagnosis. Because of their vascular nature, diagnostic needle biopsy may have a high risk of bleeding. Open surgical resection is a safe treatment choice under many circumstances, and it helps the diagnosis as well. In this paper, a case of a 31-year-old male is presented with an incidentally diagnosed arteriovenous malformation, originating from the descending aorta and located in the posterior mediastinum.