Internal Mammary Arteriovenous Fistula Treated with Transcatheter Embolization

We report an adult case of internal mammary arteriovenous fistula which was found to have a continuous murmur. The fistula was clearly demonstrated by multi-detector row computed tomography and selective digital subtraction angiography, and was successfully occluded by transcatheter embolization.

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Published inInternal Medicine Vol. 51; no. 17; pp. 2351 - 2353
Main Authors Nakamura, Tomohiro, Matsumoto, Mitsunari, Ishida, Takeshi, Shimada, Yuji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 01.01.2012
Subjects
Aged
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
arteriovenous fistula
Arteriovenous Fistula - diagnostic imaging
Arteriovenous Fistula - therapy
Embolization, Therapeutic
Female
Humans
Mammary Arteries - abnormalities
MDCT
Tomography, Spiral Computed
transcatheter embolization
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We report an adult case of internal mammary arteriovenous fistula which was found to have a continuous murmur. The fistula was clearly demonstrated by multi-detector row computed tomography and selective digital subtraction angiography, and was successfully occluded by transcatheter embolization.
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ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7074