Treatment of a pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta in association with aortopulmonary fistula following acute Type A dissection

Abstract

This report describes a rare case of aortic pseudoaneurysm with an aortopulmonary fistula in a 69-year-old woman two years following repair of a Type A aortic dissection. The patient presented with NYHA Class IV symptoms having deteriorated rapidly over a course of six weeks. We describe our successful surgical repair following a failed attempt of percutaneous closure with an atrial septal occlusion device.

Keywords

pseudoaneurysm aortopulmonary fistula cardiac surgery dissection repair complications cardiac imaging

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