title: Systemic artery-pulmonary vein fistula without sequestration.
abstract: Fistulae between an artery arising from the aorta and a pulmonary vein associated with absence of a branch of the pulmonary artery, but without anomalies of the bronchial tree, are exceedingly rare. We report a case in a child who presented with a continuous vascular murmur and developed heart failure due to the left-left shunt. Left lobectomy was performed and showed that the entire left lower lobe was occupied by a huge arteriovenous fistula between an artery stemming from the aorta and the pulmonary veins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Children Hospital, Vandoeuvre, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pernot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hoeffel
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Worms
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marcon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prevot
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011859:Radiography