Arteriovenous Fistula: A Rare Complication After Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum

Jonathan F Bean; David Wax; Marleta Reynolds

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.11.067

Arteriovenous Fistula: A Rare Complication After Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Oct;100(4):1463-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.11.067.

Authors

Jonathan F Bean¹, David Wax², Marleta Reynolds³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26434450
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.11.067

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology*
Female
Funnel Chest / surgery*
Humans
Mammary Arteries*
Orthopedic Procedures / adverse effects*
Pulmonary Veins*