Acquired aorto-pulmonary fistula in acute dissection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a 41-year-old man with an acute dissection of the ascending aorta with fistulation into the pulmonary artery. The diagnosis was made pre-operatively by 2-D and Doppler echocardiography. Surgery was successfully performed.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Dissection
- Aorta
- Aortic Rupture
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis
- Pulmonary Artery