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. 1971 Mar;26(2):219–222. doi: 10.1136/thx.26.2.219

Traumatic aorta to pulmonary artery fistula

Rustik Zajtchuk 1, Leon Resnekov 1, Klaus Ranniger 1, Lorenzo Gonzalez-Lavin 1,1
PMCID: PMC1019130  PMID: 5576540

Abstract

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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