Traumatic coronary-pulmonary artery fistula, 23 years after a stab wound.

Maitre, B; Jouveshomme, S; Isnard, R; Riquet, M; Pavie, A; Derenne, J P · Ann Thorac Surg · 2000

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a 50-year-old man with onset of severe hemoptysis and anemia. Twenty-three years earlier, he had undergone a surgical procedure for a left thoracic wound as a result of a knife injury. Current diagnosis of aneurysm of the left ventricle and coronary-pulmonary artery fistula was made after coronary arteriography. The patient underwent resection of the aneurysm and repair of the fistula.

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