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A review of aortopulmonary fistulas in aortic dissection.

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (impact factor: 3.74). 12/1999; 68(5):1833-6. DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00754-7
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ABSTRACT Aortopulmonary fistula is an exceedingly rare complication of aortic dissection. Only 4 cases in acute dissection and 8 cases in the chronic one have been published previously. We report the thirteenth case and a review of the literature. A man underwent an operation for type A aortic dissection. At surgery, a fistula was discovered between the false lumen and the main pulmonary artery, although the preoperative investigations did not suggest such a complication.

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4 cases
 
8 cases
 
acute dissection
 
aortic dissection
 
Aortopulmonary fistula
 
exceedingly rare complication
 
false lumen
 
main pulmonary artery
 
preoperative investigations
 
thirteenth case