Bilateral pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae treated with balloon embolization.

A patient with bilateral pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae is described who was treated successfully by embolization of the two fistulae with detachable balloons introduced percutaneously through the femoral vein.

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