Bilateral coronary artery fistulas with a giant coronary aneurysm complicated by aneurysm rupture
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RATIONALE Coronary artery aneurysms and fistulas are not rare conditions in clinical practice, but bilateral fistulas with a giant coronary aneurysm in just one person are quite rare. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a case of a 66-year-old woman with these 2 coronary abnormalities accompanied with a huge mediastinum mass. INTERVENTIONS The giant aneurysm was ligated and the mass was resected which was proved to be an organized hematoma finally. OUTCOMES The patient was discharged soon with no complications. LESSONS The best treatment of giant coronary aneurysm is not clear because of its rarity, surgical resection may be the right procedure for the potential serious complications like this case.
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