title: Arteriovenous Fistula: A Rare Complication After Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum.
abstract: We report a case of a 13-year-old female patient who underwent the Nuss procedure for surgical correction of pectus excavatum. As a result of the procedure, the patient developed an arteriovenous fistula between the left internal mammary artery and the pulmonary venous system.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Jonathan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bean
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wax
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: mreynolds@luriechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Marleta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins