Aorto-Cutaneous Fistula after Surgical Treatment of Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection.
Int Heart J
; 59(1): 223-225, 2018 Jan 27.
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ABSTRACT
An aorto-cutaneous fistula is a rare complication that occurs after aortic surgery. Due to its rarity, postoperative complications are not normally highlighted in most standard teaching. We report here a case of aorto-cutaneous fistula after surgical treatment of a Stanford type A aortic dissection (AD) in a 67-year-old Chinese male. The patient presented with severe right heart dysfunction and a mass was found in the upper-middle of his chest, which started bleeding in the next years. On admission, preoperative aortic computed tomography angiography (CTA) showed a huge hematoma located in the anterior superior mediastinum and a shunt between the embedding cavity of the aortic root and right atrium. An emergent procedure was performed. Intraoperatively, we found two leaks approximately 2 mm from the anastomosis of the greater curvature of the ascending aortic graft and stented graft after the hematoma was cleared and we confirmed the shunt had a large amount of blood flow after a right atrium incision. After the surgery, the patient was diagnosed with a cerebral hemorrhage, and his family decided to refuse therapy on the third postoperative day (p.o.d.).
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Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Stents
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Fístula Vascular
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Aneurisma de la Aorta Torácica
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Fístula Cutánea
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Implantación de Prótesis Vascular
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Disección Aórtica
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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2018
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