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(Chest. 1971;59:222-226.)
© 1971 American College of Chest Physicians

Anomalous Collateral Systemic Pulmonary Circulation to a Normal Lung

J. Piessens M.D.1; H. De Geest M.D.1; H. Kesteloot M.D.1; and J. V. Joossens M.D.1

1 Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Rafaël Clinic, Leuven, Belgium

A case of anomalous systemic pulmonary collateral circulation is reported. The left lung, which was somewhat smaller than normal but did not otherwise show any abnormalities, was perfused almost completely with arterial blood derived through precapillary anastomoses from a huge collateral network. The latter was formed by the lateral thoracic, intercostal and internal mammary artery. No apparent reason for the development of this collateral circulation was found.






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