Case Report: Simultaneous Ascending Aortic Dissection and Pulmonary Artery Dissection Combined by Aortopulmonary
Lihui Song1, Sizheng Xiong1, Jun Li1
1Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Abstract:
Aortopulmonary fistula with/without pulmonary artery dissection is an extremely rare and fatal complication of acute aortic dissection and is often discovered postmortem. We present a case with a simultaneous ascending aortic dissection and pulmonary artery dissection combined by aortopulmonary fistula after aortic valve surgery. However, the patient died of postoperative complications after surgery. Herein, the anatomical basis for this rare entity and its outcome is explored with an emphasis.
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