Aortopulmonary fistula occurring 4 years after replacement of the ascending aorta

Publikation

Aortopulmonary fistula occurring 4 years after replacement of the ascending aorta

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.05.2006

Maeder Micha, Wolber Thomas, Künzli Andreas, Genoni Michele, Blank Robert, Rickli Hans

Zitation

Maeder M, Wolber T, Künzli A, Genoni M, Blank R, Rickli H. Aortopulmonary fistula occurring 4 years after replacement of the ascending aorta. The Annals of thoracic surgery 2006; 81:e18-20.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

The Annals of thoracic surgery 2006; 81

Veröffentlichungsdatum

01.05.2006

eISSN (Online)

1552-6259

Seiten

e18-20

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

A 62-year-old man presenting with congestive heart failure due to a fistula between an aortic pseudoaneurysm and the right pulmonary artery is described. The shunt occurred 4 years after aortic valve and supracoronary graft replacement and was diagnosed by transesophageal contrast echocardiography. After redo surgery the patient made an uneventful recovery.