Wall dissection is a typical complication in the evolution of Marfan aortic aneurysm and usually is associated with valve regurgitation. Formation of a fistula with adjacent structures is very uncommon. We report the case of a 32-year-old man who presented with the typical features of Marfan's syndrome, with chronic aneurysm of the ascending aorta and acute aortopulmonary fistula. Diagnosis was made preoperatively by aortography; operation was performed successfully. A review of the literature only shows a few cases of aortopulmonary fistula in atherosclerotic, syphilitic, or postendocarditis disease. © 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Massetti, M., Babatasi, G., Rossi, A., Kapadia, N., Neri, E., Bhoyroo, S., et al. (1995). Aortopulmonary fistula: An uncommon complication in dystrophic aortic aneurysm. THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 59(6), 1563-1564 [10.1016/0003-4975(95)00032-G].
Aortopulmonary fistula: An uncommon complication in dystrophic aortic aneurysm
Neri E.Conceptualization
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1995-01-01
Abstract
Wall dissection is a typical complication in the evolution of Marfan aortic aneurysm and usually is associated with valve regurgitation. Formation of a fistula with adjacent structures is very uncommon. We report the case of a 32-year-old man who presented with the typical features of Marfan's syndrome, with chronic aneurysm of the ascending aorta and acute aortopulmonary fistula. Diagnosis was made preoperatively by aortography; operation was performed successfully. A review of the literature only shows a few cases of aortopulmonary fistula in atherosclerotic, syphilitic, or postendocarditis disease. © 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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