Siavelis H A, Marsan R, Marshall W J, Maull K
Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
J Trauma. 1997 Oct;43(4):713-5. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199710000-00029.
An aorto-right ventricular fistula secondary to nonpenetrating trauma is described. Review of the literature is reported. Ascending aortic injuries present as either traumatic pseudoaneurysms or, less commonly, as aortocardiac fistulas. Blunt cardiac injury is a frequent concomitant injury and contributes to the high mortality of this lesion. Prompt surgical intervention is required for survival.
