Fistula from aneurysmal saphenous vein graft to right atrium treated with covered stents.
Rarely aneurysmal dilatation of saphenous vein grafts following coronary artery bypass surgery may be complicated by fistulae which communicate with cardiac chambers. We describe our attempt to close a fistula which entered the right atrium by deploying covered stents within the graft.
Bell
Brendan
B
Department of Cardiology, Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Bett
Nicholas
N
Walters
Darren L
DL
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019737:Transplants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology*