title: Endovascular treatment of ruptured intercostal arteriovenous fistulas associated with neurofibromatosis type 1.
abstract: Wereport a rare case of ruptured intercostal arteriovenous fistula in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1. The patient presented with severe back pain. Angiography revealed ruptured intercostal arteriovenous fistulas. Successful coil embolization to occlude the fistulas and the aneurysm resulted in successful recovery of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
authors.forename: Wakako
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukuda Md Phd
keywords: endovascular treatment; intercostal arteriovenous fistula; neurofibromatosis type 1
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