THORACIC AORTOCAVAL FISTULA DUE TO GUNSHOT WOUND

Authors
SEMIZ E SANCAKTAR O YALCINKAYA S DEMIRCAN A DEGER N
Citation
E. Semiz et al., THORACIC AORTOCAVAL FISTULA DUE TO GUNSHOT WOUND, The thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 44(5), 1996, pp. 261-263
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System",Surgery
Journal title
The thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon → ACNP
ISSN journal
01716425
Volume
44
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
261 - 263
Database
ISI
SICI code
0171-6425(1996)44:5<261:TAFDTG>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
This article presents a patient with an arteriovenous fistula between the brachiocephalic trunk and superior vena cava, a site not otherwise reported in the literature so far. The fistula was presumeably the re sult of an accidental gunshot wound 8 years previously. Following the diagnosis, the fistula was repaired without any complication and the p atient's symptoms disappeared.