title: Iatrogenic mammary arteriovenous fistula caused by sternal wire.
abstract: Internal mammary arteriovenous fistulas are a rare complication of sternotomy. We present a case of a 64-year-old woman with a poststernotomy fistula between the left mammary vein and artery with formation of a pseudoaneurysm with subcutaneous extension. We describe the different imaging techniques that led to the diagnosis and the resolution of the fistula via endovascular embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gregorio Marañon Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Santos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vallejo
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001864:Bone Wires; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008323:Mammary Arteries; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D014680:Veins