Girevendulis A K, Lipper M H, Kishore P R, Vines F S, Greenfield L J
South Med J. 1980 Nov;73(11):1549-50. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198011000-00045.
Congenital arteriovenous fistulas of the external carotid artery are extremely rare as compared with acquired lesions. Early diagnosis permits surgical excision before irreversible cardiac damage occurs.