title: A review of aortopulmonary fistulas in aortic dissection.
abstract: Aortopulmonary fistula is an exceedingly rare complication of aortic dissection. Only 4 cases in acute dissection and 8 cases in the chronic one have been published previously. We report the thirteenth case and a review of the literature. A man underwent an operation for type A aortic dissection. At surgery, a fistula was discovered between the false lumen and the main pulmonary artery, although the preoperative investigations did not suggest such a complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piciché
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Paulis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiariello
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed