Postoperative diagnosis of aorto-right ventricular outflow tract fistula caused by stab wound: A case report

Cakir, Cayan; Duygu, Hamza; Kilicaslan, Baris; Ertas, Faruk; Ozcn, Necmi; Nazli, Cem; Ergcne, ASIM

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2007.05.005

Postoperative diagnosis of aorto-right ventricular outflow tract fistula caused by stab wound: A case report

Cakir C., Duygu H., Kilicaslan B., Ertas F., Ozcn N., Nazli C., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, cilt.20, sa.12, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 12
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.05.005
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Traumatic aorto-right ventricular fistulas are rare lesions after penetrating thoracic injuries. Although aorto-right ventricular fistulas are well tolerated initially, most of them result in heart failure over a variable period. Penetrating cardiac trauma cases often need prompt cardiac surgery that does not allow further and detailed imaging methods for early diagnosis of lesions such as intracardiac defects and intracardiac fistulas. In this article, we report a case of aorto-right ventricular outflow tract fistula after a stab wound that was diagnosed on the second day after first successful surgery for acute tamponade.