title: Aortopulmonary fistula: a rare complication of an aortic aneurysm.
abstract: In a patient with degenerative disease of the thoracic aorta, an aortopulmonary fistula with an aortic aneurysm after trauma is a rare occurrence. Few cases of successful surgical management have been reported. Aortopulmonary fistula should be suspected in a patient who has an aortic aneurysm and exhibits signs of congestive heart failure. Herein, we report the case of a 50-year-old man who underwent surgical repair of an ascending aortic aneurysm with fistula into the main pulmonary artery. Early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention were crucial to the successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, KLES Heart Foundation, KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & MRC and JN Medical College, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum, Karnataka 590010, India. drmddixit@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mahadev Damodar
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Dixit
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gan
authors.forename: Nishanimath Gurudev
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Narendra
authors.forename: Raghunath L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Mohapatra
authors.forename: Prabhu C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Halkatti
authors.forename: Bhagyalakshmi V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Bhaskar
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001642:Bicycling; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D056346:Sternotomy; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome