Fixing a lung malformation
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM)
- Angiogram of the arteries and veins of the right lung.
- The catheter inserted into a vein from the groin. It passes up through the inferior vena cava, and through two heart chambers in the lung.
- If treated it would have to be open heart surgery, but through interventional radiology it can be done through a minimally invasive procedure done by a catheter.