Aorto-cutaneous fistula: a rare complication of aortic surgery.
Two cases of false aneurysm of the ascending aorta which presented with discharge of arterial blood from a sternal wound are discussed. The first presented 8 years after aortic valve surgery and was diagnosed by contrast enhanced computerised tomography of the thorax. The second presented 6 months following repair of an aortic dissection and the diagnosis was confirmed by thoracic magnetic resonance imaging. The diagnosis and surgical management of these cases are reviewed.
Bridgewater
B J
BJ
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton National Heart and Lung Hospitals, London, Great Britain.
Tsang
V
V
Pepper
J
J
Lennox
S C
SC
D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology