title: Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula drainage into the left atrium.
abstract: Arteriovenous fistulas with venous drainage into the left atrium are a rare anomaly. Although the etiology of pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas is unknown, these abnormalities are considered to have occurred during early fetal development. A case of this malformation in a 72-year-old woman successfully treated by surgery is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tirilomis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aleksic
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ruschewski
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Criée
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dalichau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011859:Radiography