Aorto-azygous fistula complicated by arteriovenous aneurysm treated with video-assisted thoracic surgery

Release time:2016-04-25

Journal:The Annals of 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.

Co-author:F., W.; Yu, J.; Xiong, W.; Tang, H.; Liu, Hu

Indexed by:Applied Research

Discipline:临床医学

Document Type:J

Issue:2015, 99 (5),

Page Number:e107-9.

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