Traumatic thoracic aorta-innominate vein fistula: a case report.
Traumatic thoracic aorta-innominate vein fistulae are very rare. We present the case of a 20-year-old woman who sustained a stab wound to the left side of the chest. The physical examination was unremarkable. A chest radiograph showed a widened mediastinum, and arteriography demonstrated an arterio-venous fistula involving the thoracic aorta and the innominate vein. Operative repair was accomplished and the patient recovered.
D000328:Adult; D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
D010406:Penicillins; D000583:Amikacin