Transcatheter Embolotherapy of Maternal Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation During Twin Pregnancy With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: A Case Report

Akiko Takashima; Tomomi Komiyama; Megumi Manrai; Shusuke Kasuya; Hitoshi TERADA

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Transcatheter Embolotherapy of Maternal Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation During Twin Pregnancy With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: A Case Report

Akiko Takashima Tomomi Komiyama Megumi Manrai Shusuke Kasuya Hitoshi TERADA

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Akiko Takashima, Tomomi Komiyama, Megumi Manrai, et al. (2026). Transcatheter Embolotherapy of Maternal Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation During Twin Pregnancy With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: A Case Report. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.106913

Transcatheter Embolotherapy of Maternal Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation During Twin Pregnancy With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: A Case Report

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