Three cases of surgically resected pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas: Segmentectomy and partial resection approaches

Key Points

• This work aims to present clinical outcomes from surgical resections of pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas.
• Three surgical cases performed using segmentectomy and partial resection techniques.
• Cases involved patients with previous coiling embolization and significant complications.
• Utilized thoracoscopic methods for resection of affected lung segments.
• Case 1 involved a 74-year-old female with significant oxygen desaturation requiring left S8 segmentectomy.
• Case 2 featured a 24-year-old female who had post-coiling bleeding, leading to an urgent left S6 segmentectomy.
• Case 3 consisted of a 48-year-old female with multiple fistulas; bilateral lung partial resections were performed.