title: Tuberculous hilar lymph nodes leading to tracheopulmonary artery fistula and pseudoaneurysm of pulmonary artery.
abstract: Tracheopulmonary artery fistula is an extremely rare condition. We report the case of an 80-year-old man who presented with massive hemoptysis. He was found to have tuberculous mediastinal lymph nodes that had eroded into the pulmonary artery and anterior tracheal wall, leading to a pseudoaneurysm of the right pulmonary artery and a tracheopulmonary artery fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saulat H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Fatimi
authors.forename: Muhammad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Javed
authors.forename: Usman
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Buland I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Siddiqi
authors.forename: Nawal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salahuddin
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents