Aneurysmal change in an internal mammary artery-pulmonary artery fistula

Authors
Hachiro, Y Sugimoto, S Takagi, N Abe, T
Citation
Y. Hachiro et al., Aneurysmal change in an internal mammary artery-pulmonary artery fistula, ANN THORAC, 72(4), 2001, pp. 1377-1378
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00034975 → ACNP
Volume
72
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1377 - 1378
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(200110)72:4<1377:ACIAIM>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We treated a rare case of aneurysm of the internal mammary artery-pulmonary artery fistula in a 32-year-old woman with unrepaired pulmonary atresia an d ventricular septal defect. This aneurysm communicated with the pulmonary artery system through an aortopulmonary collateral. Aneurysmectomy was succ essful. (C) 2001 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.