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Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation presenting as cysts: Doppler sonographic diagnosis
Author(s) -
Yamamoto Takatsugu,
Takeuchi Kazuo,
Honjo Hajime,
Sakurai Norio,
Okuda Chikao,
Kuyama Yasushi
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0096(200009)28:7<365::aid-jcu9>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - medicine , arteriovenous malformation , radiology , doppler sonography , ultrasonography , pancreas , doppler ultrasound
A 50‐year‐old man presented with multiple lesions resembling cysts throughout the pancreas on gray‐scale sonography. Pulsatile blood flow detected within the lesions on color Doppler sonography led to the diagnosis of pancreatic arteriovenous malformation (PAVM). Most previously reported PAVMs have been described as having a poorly defined, reticular, or mosaic‐like hypoechoic appearance on gray‐scale sonography; the cystic appearance of the PAVM seen in our case is unusual. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 28:365–367, 2000.