Congenital Anastomosis Between Left Anterior Mammary and Pulmonary Vasculatures

Alsidawi, Said; Abdalla, Mouhamad; Arif, Imran; López‐Candales, Angel

doi:10.1097/maj.0b013e31826cb701

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…[4][5][6] Current knowledge about the formation of these fistulas primarily comes from case reports; no consensus guidelines for the evaluation and management of IMA fistulas are available. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Anatomically, most cases of congenital IMA-to-PV fistulas arise from the middle third of the IMA, while other cases of IMA fistulas to the internal mammary vein or the inferior vena cava arise from the proximal third of the IMA. 19,20 The primary mechanism for developing an IMA fistula is not fully understood.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Internal mammary artery-to-pulmonary vasculature fistula: Systematic review of case reports

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The formation of a fistula between the internal mammary artery and the pulmonary vasculature (IMA-to-PV) is a rare anomaly. The etiology can be congenital; however, most recent cases have been associated with coronary artery bypass grafting, trauma, inflammatory conditions, chronic infections, or neoplasia. The knowledge base on the formation of these fistulas is derived primarily from case reports. To our knowledge, no systematic reviews or guidelines are available that provide information on how to manage these cases, and the treatment of an IMA-to-PV fistula is controversial. To our knowledge, this report is the first to review 80 cases of IMA-to-PV fistulas reported in the literature. We describe the etiologies, clinical presentation, and management of these fistulas.

show abstract