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Surgical repair of coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula with aneurysms

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe Rosai Hospital, Hyogo, Japan

Received 13 January 2009; accepted 20 February 2009.

^_* Corresponding author. Address: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe Rosai Hospital, 4-1-23 Kagoike-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0053, Hyogo, Japan. Tel.: +81 78 231 5901; fax: +81 78 242 5316. (Email: nobozaki{at}kobeh.rofuku.ne.jp).

A 58-year-old female was referred to our hospital with an abnormal shadow on her chest X-ray. Further examination revealed the left anterior descending coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula with aneurysms. The patient was successfully repaired with operation and had no residual fistulas and aneurysms.

Key Words: Fistula • Aneurysm • Coronary artery imaging • Computed tomography