title: Endovascular Closure of an Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Complicated by Aorto-Pulmonary Fistula.
abstract: Aorto-pulmonary fistula (APF) due to an eroding pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta (AOP) is rare and can be life threatening. We report an 83-year-old male with multiple comorbidities who presented with an AOP, which was successfully treated with an endovascular exclusion device. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12758 (J Card Surg 2016;31:453-455).
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.|Tufts School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Abdallah K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Alameddine
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.|Tufts School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Victor K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Alimov
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques