title: Aorto-azygous fistula complicated by arteriovenous aneurysm treated with video-assisted thoracic surgery.
abstract: Congenital arteriovenous fistula complicated by arteriovenous aneurysm is very rare. We report a case of a 23-year-old man diagnosed with an asymptomatic congenital aorto-azygous fistula complicated by an arteriovenous aneurysm. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was successfully performed to resect the abnormal feeding artery and ligate the draining azygos vein. There were no postoperative complications, and late follow-up showed a satisfactory outcome. Our experience indicates that VATS is a safe and appropriate option to treat this kind of vascular malformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Huali
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Wenliang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Jingqun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: yufl8@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Fenglei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D001401:Azygos Vein; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult