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Case Reports
. 2023 Nov 8:10:1279611.
doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1279611. eCollection 2023.

Case Report: Coronaro-bronchial fistula vascularizing a squamous cell lung cancer

Chloe Ntshaykolo  1 , Thomas Fave  1 , Clement Benic  1 , Antoine Boizet  1 , Margaux Geier  1 , Pierre-Philippe Nicol  1 , Renaud Descourt  1
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Case Report: Coronaro-bronchial fistula vascularizing a squamous cell lung cancer

Chloe Ntshaykolo et al. Front Cardiovasc Med. .

Abstract

Coronary fistulas are rare, having been described for the first time by Krauss in 1865 in postmortem. They are commonly asymptomatic and can be caused by congenital or acquired malformations. We present the case of a 65-year-old patient who was treated for squamous cell lung cancer with chemoimmunotherapy and presented with angina. The coronary angiography showed a coronaro-bronchial fistula that arises from a branch of the right coronary artery and is associated with lung cancer.

Keywords: coronaro-bronchial fistula; coronaropathy; coronary fistula; immunotherapy; lung neoplasms.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Fistula origin (coronary angiography).
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Figure 2
Sagittal section: the path of the ectopic bronchial artery (coroscan).
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Figure 3
Axial section, right coronary artery (RCA) and ectopic bronchial artery (EBA) (coroscan).
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