title: An unusual cause of hemoptysis: ventriculopulmonary fistula.
abstract: A 55-year-old man presented with massive hemoptysis following coronary artery bypass grafting and repair of a left ventricular aneurysm. Radiological and bronchoscopic examinations revealed no bronchial cause. The findings of computed tomography (CT) of the chest and echocardiography showed a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle. Surgical exploration confirmed that the pseudoaneurysm communicated with the lung parenchyma.
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inonu University, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey. akuzucu@inonu.edu.tr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuzucu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tandogan
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Cihan
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gulcan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Turkoz
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed