Cambronero Gabriel E, Wood Elizabeth C, Linden Kim M, Khawaja Zohaib R, Aboutabl Yusuf M, Jordan James E, Kon Neal D, Imielski Bartlomiej R
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2023 Aug 19;1(4):613-615. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2023.07.018. eCollection 2023 Dec.
Aortopulmonary fistulas are a rare complication of aortic root replacements associated with aortic aneurysms. We describe a patient with a sinus of Valsalva pseudoaneurysm associated with a Freestyle root replacement that fistulized to a distal pulmonary valve homograft after having 2 prior aortic and pulmonary valve surgeries. After a failed endovascular closure attempt, he underwent a third operation for repair.