title: A rare complication: aorta-cutaneous fistula with abundant bleeding.
abstract: Pseudoaneurysm and aorto-cutaneous fistula following surgical procedures of the aorta are rare complications with potentially catastrophic results that require rapid diagnosis and urgent surgical treatment. We performed a successful life-saving operation using hypothermic circulatory arrest with femoral artery and vein cannulation. The patient had undergone open heart surgery in our clinic twice, and there was active and abundant bleeding from aorta-cutaneous fistula that occured 5 years after the last surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kocaeli Derince Education and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey. nesruf@isnet.net.tr
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gorur
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Findik
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canikoglu
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kucukcerit
authors.forename: Cevdet Ugur
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Kocogullari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D020201:Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome