[Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) diagnosed by two-dimensional Doppler echography]

We report a case of pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF) with efficiency of the two-dimensional doppler echography for clinical evaluation. A 23-year-old female admitted to our hospital for lips cyanosis, exertional dyspnea and abnormal round shadow by chest X-ray. The two-dimensional echography demonstrated an efferent artery and a drainage vein of the PAVF. Pulmonary arteriography confirmed the diagnosis of a solitary PAVF located in the S10 of the left lung. The fistula was enucleated successfully with the recovery of cyanosis and dyspnea.