2020
DOI: 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_5_20
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Post-traumatic aortopulmonary fistula after bentall procedure

Abstract: Pseudoaneurysm complicated by aortopulmonary fistula (APF) after a Bentall procedure is extremely rare but potentially fatal, so timely diagnosis and treatment are critical. We present a subacute case of a post-traumatic APF which has had initial aspecific symptoms and later an acute worsening heart failure with chest pain not responding to medical treatment and requiring emergency surgery.

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“…The majority of aortopulmonary fistula cases have been diagnosed post mortem and extremely rarely in patients who are alive [2]. Case studies have shown its associations with infective endocarditis (IE) and valvular surgery as a result of thoracic aortic aneurysm formation [3][4][5]. In the following case report, we discuss the rare, but important, complication of an aortopulmonary fistula formation following a bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for treatment of an aortic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The majority of aortopulmonary fistula cases have been diagnosed post mortem and extremely rarely in patients who are alive [2]. Case studies have shown its associations with infective endocarditis (IE) and valvular surgery as a result of thoracic aortic aneurysm formation [3][4][5]. In the following case report, we discuss the rare, but important, complication of an aortopulmonary fistula formation following a bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for treatment of an aortic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%