Reinhartz Olaf, DeSilva Anil M, Hanley Frank L
Department of Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, 94143, USA.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2002 Apr;73(4):1320-2. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03183-6.
Bronchovenous fistula is occasionally encountered after traumatic lung injury or, in neonates, due to ventilation injuries with high ventilatory pressures. We report a case of massive air embolism associated with a bronchopulmonary venous communication in an infant post-repair of truncus arteriosus. Selective ventilation of the opposite lung for 3 days sealed the fistula.
