Aorto-pulmonary fistula: A rare event in the evolution of a dissecting aneurysm of the thoracic aorta

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 994-996

  Massetti, Massimo ^a   Babatasi, Gerard ^a   Saloux, Eric ^a   Bhoyroo, Satar ^a   Khayat, Andre ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aorto pulmonary fistula; Dissection; Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FISTULA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; THORACIC AORTA;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; ARTERIO-ARTERIAL FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 0030909696     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)01141-4     Document Type: Article

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