title: Aortic dissection with aortopulmonary artery fistula.
abstract: Rupture and dissection are the most dreaded complications of thoracic aortic aneurysm. Aortic dissection causing aortopulmonary artery fistulae is extremely rare. Here we report a case of chronic (type B) aortic dissection with fistulous communication between true lumen and main pulmonary artery.
authors.affiliation: Vardhaman Scanners Pvt. Ltd., Jaipur.
authors.forename: Kama
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Mukesh Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Yadav
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*