Aortopulmonary fistula: a rare complication of an aortic aneurysm.

Abstract

In a patient with degenerative disease of the thoracic aorta, an aortopulmonary fistula with an aortic aneurysm after trauma is a rare occurrence. Few cases of successful surgical management have been reported. Aortopulmonary fistula should be suspected in a patient who has an aortic aneurysm and exhibits signs of congestive heart failure. Herein, we report the case of a 50-year-old man who underwent surgical repair of an ascending aortic aneurysm with fistula into the main pulmonary artery. Early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention were crucial to the successful outcome.

• Authors: Mahadev Damodar Dixit, Mohan Gan, Nishanimath Gurudev Narendra, Raghunath L Mohapatra, Prabhu C Halkatti, Bhagyalakshmi V Bhaskar
• Journal: Texas Heart Institute journal (Tex Heart Inst J) Vol. 36 Issue 5 Pg. 483-5 ( 2009) ISSN: 1526-6702 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 19876436 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Accidental Falls
• Aorta (surgery)
• Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic (diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)
• Aortography
• Arterio-Arterial Fistula (diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)
• Bicycling
• Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
• Cardiopulmonary Bypass
• Cough (complications)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pulmonary Artery (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Sternotomy
• Thoracic Injuries (complications)
• Treatment Outcome