Aortopulmonary fistula detected by echocardiography 12 years after aortoplasty for correction of ascending aorta aneurysm.
We describe a case of aortopulmonary fistula in which the correct diagnosis was made by transthoracic echocardiography. The transesophageal approach, because of severe aortic dilatation, failed to provide the correct diagnosis, underlining the importance of complete transthoracic and transesophageal studies in the evaluation of aortic aneurysms.
Lachurie
M L
ML
Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, Quebec, Canada.
Mercier
L A
LA
Castonguay
Y
Y
Leung
T K
TK
D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013997:Time Factors