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We report a case with an acquired fistula between the left internal mammary artery and the pulmonary artery following coronary bypass surgery treated with a bovine pericardium covered stent. We also reviewed similar cases reported previously.
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Heper, G., Barcin, C., Iyisoy, A. et al. Treatment of an Iatrogenic Left Internal Mammary Artery to Pulmonary Artery Fistula with a Bovine Pericardium Covered Stent. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 29, 879–882 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-005-0149-2
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