Aneurysm of coronary arteriovenous fistula presenting as a calcified mediastinal mass

Y Okita; S Miki; K Kusuhara; Y Ueda; T Tahata; T Sakai; A Tatsumi; M Kitano

doi:10.1016/0003-4975(92)91028-8

Aneurysm of coronary arteriovenous fistula presenting as a calcified mediastinal mass

Ann Thorac Surg. 1992 Oct;54(4):771-3. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(92)91028-8.

Authors

Y Okita¹, S Miki, K Kusuhara, Y Ueda, T Tahata, T Sakai, A Tatsumi, M Kitano

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan.

PMID: 1417240
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(92)91028-8

Abstract

A 61-year-old woman with a giant aneurysm of the coronary arterial fistula between the left anterior descending coronary artery and the main pulmonary artery underwent aneurysmal resection and closure of the fistula. This was a very unusual case with rare congenital malformation with secondary atherosclerotic change.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aneurysm / diagnosis
Aneurysm / etiology*
Arteriovenous Fistula / complications*
Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnosis
Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis / etiology*
Coronary Vessels*
Dermoid Cyst / diagnosis
Diagnostic Errors
Female
Humans
Mediastinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Diseases / etiology*
Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery*
Radiography