A case report of an aorto-pulmonary-venacaval fistula after penetrating cardiac injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Penetrating cardiac injury (PCI) is an accepted burden in high violent crime areas. Traumatic intracardiac fistulae are however not that commonly detected on initial presentation, with most of these injuries being detected post-operatively or at routine follow-up. The literature is devoid of general principles around the pre-operative planning and intra-operative management in these cases, and thus warrant documented case reports by clinical units experienced in the management of these challenging clinical scenarios.

Case summary

We describe a case report of a 29-year-old male patient presenting to our Cardiothoracic Unit with an aorto-pulmonary-venacaval fistula after a traumatic PCI. We describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic challenges, and institutional

SUBMITTER: Koen JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7891256 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature