Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011; 59(1): 51-52
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249869
Case Reports/Thoracic

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Aorta-to-Right Ventricular Fistula Due to Pectus Bar Migration

B. Aydemir1 , O. Sokullu2 , O. Hastaoglu2 , F. Bilgen2 , M. Çelik1 , I. Dogusoy1
  • 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey
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received December 14, 2009

Publikationsdatum:
17. Januar 2011 (online)

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Abstract

A 23-year-old man, operated on for pectus excavatum with a modified Ravitch procedure, was admitted to our emergency department suffering from severe dsypnea. Massive pericardial effusion, rupture of the sinus of Valsalva, and aortic-to-right ventricular fistula were present on echocardiography. Cardiac penetration of the metal bar was detected on chest CT scan. The defect at the right sinus of Valsalva was closed with a PTFE patch, and the right aortic and ventricular ruptures were repaired primarily.

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