Fistula between a saphenous vein graft aneurysm and the pulmonary artery trunk

Authors
Dabboussi, M Saade, YA Poncet, A Baehrel, B
Citation
M. Dabboussi et al., Fistula between a saphenous vein graft aneurysm and the pulmonary artery trunk, ANN THORAC, 71(4), 2001, pp. 1356-1358
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00034975 → ACNP
Volume
71
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1356 - 1358
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(200104)71:4<1356:FBASVG>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We report the case of a 52-year-old man who was admitted for atypical thora cic pain 18 years after a saphenous vein bypass graft of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Investigations demonstrated an aneurysm of the middle portion of the vein graft with a fistulous communication to the pulm onary artery trunk. The aneurysm was excised surgically, and the fistula wa s closed with an autogenous pericardial patch. (C) 2001 by The Society of T horacic Surgeons.