TY - JOUR T1 - Traumatic aorta to pulmonary artery fistula JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 219 LP - 222 DO - 10.1136/thx.26.2.219 VL - 26 IS - 2 AU - Rustik Zajtchuk AU - Leon Resnekov AU - Klaus Ranniger AU - Lorenzo Gonzalez-Lavin Y1 - 1971/03/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/26/2/219.abstract N2 - A case of chronic aortic to pulmonary artery traumatic fistula is presented and the surgical repair is detailed. Closure through the aorta is recommended; this approach provides a dry operative field and avoids the need for dissection of adhesions around the fistulous tract. Fistulae of this type are not common and the pertinent literature is reviewed. ER -