Traumatic coronary-pulmonary artery fistula, 23 years after a stab wound.
We describe a 50-year-old man with onset of severe hemoptysis and anemia. Twenty-three years earlier, he had undergone a surgical procedure for a left thoracic wound as a result of a knife injury. Current diagnosis of aneurysm of the left ventricle and coronary-pulmonary artery fistula was made after coronary arteriography. The patient underwent resection of the aneurysm and repair of the fistula.
Maitre
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B
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France. bernard.maitre@hmn.ap-hop-paris.fr
Jouveshomme
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S
Isnard
R
R
Riquet
M
M
Pavie
A
A
Derenne
J P
JP
D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002932:Cineangiography; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*