Left ventricle to pulmonary arterial fistula due to Behçet's disease

Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Mar;52(3):135-8. doi: 10.1007/s11748-004-0129-5.

Abstract

Surgical treatment of aortic regurgitation due to Behçet's disease is difficult. A 57-year-old male with Behçet's disease underwent aortic valve replacement with a mechanical valve for aortic regurgitation in 1995. Due to prosthetic valve detachment, 5 months thereafter he underwent a Bentall type operation with a composite graft. Due to complication of the left ventricle to pulmonary arterial fistula, 6 months later a third operation was performed for closure of the fistula. He is doing well at present 5 years after the third operation. Left ventricle to pulmonary arterial fistula is an exceedingly rare complication and has not been reported in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / etiology*
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / surgery
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Heart Rupture / etiology*
  • Heart Rupture / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / etiology*
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / surgery
  • Reoperation