Traumatic aorta to pulmonary artery fistula |
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| Authors: | Rustik Zajtchuk Leon Resnekov Klaus Ranniger Lorenzo Gonzalez-Lavin |
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| Affiliation: | Departments of Surgery, Cardiology, and Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 |
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A case of chronic aortic to pulmonary artery traumatic fistula is presented and the surgical repair is detailed. Closure through the aorta is recommended; this approach provides a dry operative field and avoids the need for dissection of adhesions around the fistulous tract. Fistulae of this type are not common and the pertinent literature is reviewed. |
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