Secondary systemic artery to pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein fistulas following the video-assisted thoracic surgery for pneumothorax: a case report

Secondary systemic artery to pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein fistulas following the video-assisted thoracic surgery for pneumothorax: a case report

Abstract Background The systemic artery to pulmonary vessel fistula (SAPVF) is a vascular anomaly characterized by penetration of nonbronchial systemic chest wall arteries into the lung parenchyma. To our knowledge, about 150 cases of SAPVF have been reported to date. Fifteen percent of SAPVF are co...

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Main Authors: Takuo Shimmyo, Takahiro Omori, Akira Hirano, Munetaka Masuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-01-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Secondary systemic artery to pulmonary vessel fistula
Video-assisted thoracic surgery
Pneumothorax
Embolization
Lung resection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0407-y

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