Iatrogenic mammary arteriovenous fistula caused by sternal wire.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Internal mammary arteriovenous fistulas are a rare complication of sternotomy. We present a case of a 64-year-old woman with a poststernotomy fistula between the left mammary vein and artery with formation of a pseudoaneurysm with subcutaneous extension. We describe the different imaging techniques that led to the diagnosis and the resolution of the fistula via endovascular embolization.
Medical subject headings
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Bone Wires
- Iatrogenic Disease
- Mammary Arteries
- Postoperative Complications