title: Aorta-to-Left Atrial Fistula Caused by Air Gun Pellet Cardiac Injury.
abstract: Abnormal communication between the ascending aorta and the cardiac chambers is rare, diverse in origin, and can be congenital or acquired. We report a case of a 10-year-old boy with acquired aorta-to-left atrial fistula associated with an air gun pellet injury and his successful treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiolovascular Surgery, Medicana International Hospital, Beylikdüzü, Istanbul, Turkey. mustafakemalavsar@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mustafa K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Avsar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Adana State Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serafettin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Medicana International Hospital, Beylikdüzü, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: İbrahim Özgür
authors.initials: İÖ
authors.lastname: Önsel
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiolovascular Surgery, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Huseyin H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Poyrazoglu
keywords: Air gun pellet; Aorta-to-left atrial fistula; Cardiac injury; Penetran cardiac trauma