title: Congenital anastomosis between left anterior mammary and pulmonary vasculatures.
abstract: Several case reports have described the presence of acquired fistula connecting the left internal mammary artery to the pulmonary vasculature; however, occurrence of this type of congenital fistulas is less common. The authors present a case of a congenital left internal mammary artery-pulmonary vasculature fistula that was incidentally found during a coronary angiography in a patient who was being evaluated for coronary artery bypass surgery. The particulars of the case are discussed, and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Said
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alsidawi
authors.forename: Mouhamad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdalla
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arif
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López-Candales
mesh_terms: D001163:Arteriovenous Anastomosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography