Abnormal anastomosis of peripheral pulmonary arteries, initially suspected to be an arteriovenous fistula, in an adult with Williams syndrome

Hironori Oyamatsu; Kenichi Watanabe; Ryota Kiriyama; Takehiko Okagawa; Seijirou Niimi

doi:10.1002/rcr2.738

Abnormal anastomosis of peripheral pulmonary arteries, initially suspected to be an arteriovenous fistula, in an adult with Williams syndrome

Respirol Case Rep. 2021 Mar 9;9(4):e00738. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.738. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Authors

Hironori Oyamatsu¹, Kenichi Watanabe², Ryota Kiriyama¹, Takehiko Okagawa¹, Seijirou Niimi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery Okazaki City Hospital Okazaki Japan.
² Department of Radiology Okazaki City Hospital Okazaki Japan.

Abstract

Abnormal anastomosis of peripheral pulmonary arteries is rare and resembles a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula; thus, when the inflow or outflow route cannot be clearly identified in a suspected pulmonary arteriovenous fistula, the possibility of peripheral pulmonary artery anastomosis should be considered. However, the final diagnosis requires a catheterization study.

Keywords: Angiography; Williams syndrome; arteriovenous fistula; catheterization; pulmonary artery stenosis.