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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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A Rare complication of aorto-left atrial fistula after aortic valve replacement and its management with intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography
Tanveer Ahmad1, Satish Chithiraichelvan2, Thimmangouda Ayangouda Patil2, Vivek Jawali1
1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Tanveer Ahmad
#156, 3rd Cross, Shirdi Sai Nagar, Dr. Shivaram Karanth Nagar, Bangalore - 560 077, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2211-4122.123956
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Aorto-atrial fistula is a rare complication of prosthetic aortic valve replacement and most of them have been diagnosed as a late complication. We present a case of this unusual complication after aortic valve replacement which was diagnosed intraoperatively and this potentially disastrous complication was corrected promptly. Early recognition and diagnosis of this rare surgical complication with intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is imperative for prompt surgical repair of this lethal defect. |
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