An unusual cause of hemoptysis: ventriculopulmonary fistula.
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.
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Deparment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inonu University, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey. akuzucu@inonu.edu.tr
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Cihan
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Gulcan
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Turkoz
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