Emergency hepatectomy for hepatic arteriovenous malformation combined with pulmonary hypertension in an infant

• Main Authors: Naruhiko Murase (Author), Hiroo Uchida (Author), Akihide Tanano (Author), Chiyoe Shirota (Author), Akinari Hinoki (Author), Takahisa Tainaka (Author), Kazuki Yokota (Author), Kazuo Oshima (Author), Ryo Shirotsuki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Patients with hepatic arteriovenous malformations rarely present with pulmonary hypertension. We report the case of a 3-month-old boy who developed severe pulmonary hypertension due to a hepatic arteriovenous malformation. The use of pulmonary vasodilators to treat the patient's pulmonary hyper...