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Case Reports
. 2016 Jul-Aug;35(7-8):443.e1-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.repc.2015.10.012. Epub 2016 Jul 6.

Pulmonary varix: A case report

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Jorge Haddad  1 , André Badran  2 , Rafael Pavão  2 , Adriana I de Padua  3 , Igor Lago  2 , Jose A Marin Neto  2
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Case Reports

Pulmonary varix: A case report

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Jorge Haddad et al. Rev Port Cardiol. 2016 Jul-Aug.
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Abstract

The authors report a case of multiple pulmonary varices, a rare disease characterized by aneurysmatic venous dilatations, which can be present at any age and without gender predominance, occurring in isolation or associated with obstruction of the pulmonary veins. This condition usually manifests as a lung mass with variable clinical consequences.

Keywords: Aneurisma; Aneurysm; Hipertensão pulmonar; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Pulmonary veins; Varices; Varizes; Veias Pulmonares.

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