Traumatic aorto-pulmonary artery fistula: a case report.
Aorta-pulmonary artery fistula
Case report
Chest stab wound
Infective endocarditis
Journal
European heart journal. Case reports
ISSN: 2514-2119
Titre abrégé: Eur Heart J Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101730741
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2019
Sep 2019
Historique:
received:
07
02
2019
revised:
11
03
2019
accepted:
04
07
2019
entrez:
30
10
2019
pubmed:
30
10
2019
medline:
30
10
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Aorta-pulmonary (A-P) artery fistula following a stab wound to the chest with superimposed infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare, often unrecognized presentation. Herein, we report a case of A-P fistula due to stab chest assessed by two- and three-dimensional (3D) imaging. A 30-year-old man presented with a history of being stabbed in the chest with a screwdriver. The chest wall laceration was sutured, an intercostal drain inserted for a haemopneumothorax, and he was subsequently discharged. He presented 3 weeks later with exertional dyspnoea, fever, rigours, and loss of weight. On examination, he had a wide pulse pressure and a harsh continuous murmur in the 2nd left intercostal space associated with a palpable thrill. Blood tests revealed raised infective markers and anaemia. All blood cultures were sterile. On echocardiography, the aortic and pulmonary valve was severely damaged, with suspicion of superimposed vegetations secondary to IE. There was severe aortic and pulmonary valve regurgitation. A fistulous connection was noted between the aorta and main pulmonary artery, just below the commissure adjoining the right and left coronary sinus of the aortic valve. On 3D imaging, the defect was quantified. The patient was subsequently referred for aortic and pulmonary valve replacement and closure of the A-P fistula. The presence of multiple vegetations was confirmed intraoperatively. He also received a 6-week course of intravenous antibiotics. We have described a rare case of an A-P fistula due to a stab wound to the chest complicated by IE. In a patient with stab wound to the chest, a high index of suspicion of cardiac involvement must be maintained, and a careful search for intracardiac shunts must be made on echocardiography, prior to discharge. Furthermore, in addition to two-dimensional imaging, 3D imaging proved useful in providing a comprehensive assessment of the morphology of the lesion prior to surgery.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Aorta-pulmonary (A-P) artery fistula following a stab wound to the chest with superimposed infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare, often unrecognized presentation. Herein, we report a case of A-P fistula due to stab chest assessed by two- and three-dimensional (3D) imaging.
CASE SUMMARY
METHODS
A 30-year-old man presented with a history of being stabbed in the chest with a screwdriver. The chest wall laceration was sutured, an intercostal drain inserted for a haemopneumothorax, and he was subsequently discharged. He presented 3 weeks later with exertional dyspnoea, fever, rigours, and loss of weight. On examination, he had a wide pulse pressure and a harsh continuous murmur in the 2nd left intercostal space associated with a palpable thrill. Blood tests revealed raised infective markers and anaemia. All blood cultures were sterile. On echocardiography, the aortic and pulmonary valve was severely damaged, with suspicion of superimposed vegetations secondary to IE. There was severe aortic and pulmonary valve regurgitation. A fistulous connection was noted between the aorta and main pulmonary artery, just below the commissure adjoining the right and left coronary sinus of the aortic valve. On 3D imaging, the defect was quantified. The patient was subsequently referred for aortic and pulmonary valve replacement and closure of the A-P fistula. The presence of multiple vegetations was confirmed intraoperatively. He also received a 6-week course of intravenous antibiotics.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
We have described a rare case of an A-P fistula due to a stab wound to the chest complicated by IE. In a patient with stab wound to the chest, a high index of suspicion of cardiac involvement must be maintained, and a careful search for intracardiac shunts must be made on echocardiography, prior to discharge. Furthermore, in addition to two-dimensional imaging, 3D imaging proved useful in providing a comprehensive assessment of the morphology of the lesion prior to surgery.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31660493
doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytz120
pii: ytz120
pmc: PMC6764543
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
ytz120Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.
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