Spontaneous Hemothorax by Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation during Pregnancy

Affiliations

Chuxiao Duan: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
Yunfei Mu: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
Yi Yang: ORCiD; Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China

Abstract

Background: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is a rare vascular malformation that may cause hemothorax, especially during pregnancy.