title: Mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysm: an unusual complication of ventriculo-atrial shunt.
abstract: A 23-year-old man with a previous ventriculo-atrial shunt for a pinealoma developed a febrile illness and heart murmur. The condition was thought to be caused by subacute bacterial endocarditis. Further investigation, however, revealed a mycotic left pulmonary artery aneurysm, which was treated by means of a left pneumonectomy with cardiopulmonary bypass. Such an aneurysm represents yet another complication of ventriculo-atrial shunting for hydrocephalus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Elliot T.
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Gelfand
authors.forename: John C.
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Callaghan