title: Ventriculo-pulmonary fistula. Case report, literature review and possible surgical approach to the infected LV suture line.
abstract: We describe a patient who developed a ventriculo-pulmonary fistula 2 years after resection of a left ventricular aneurysm, and mention the management of two further patients, one with a sinus, the other with a pseudo-aneurysm, both after left ventricular aneurysmectomy, to illustrate a possible surgical approach to a patient with a ventriculo-pulmonary fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fagan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery; D013537:Sutures; D013908:Thoracotomy