title: Pulmonary artery dissection associated with multiple coronary-pulmonary artery fistulae.
abstract: We experienced the surgical repair of an extremely rare pulmonary artery dissection without pulmonary hypertension. The patient had multiple coronary-pulmonary artery fistulae, which presumably caused pulmonary artery dissection. The surgical treatment included the closure of the multiple coronary fistulae and the resection of the intimal flap in the main pulmonary artery. The patient recovered uneventfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogino
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Norifumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures