Folia Medica 63(3): 457-459, doi: 10.3897/folmed.63.e55544
Cardiocutaneous fistula secondary to left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm rupture
expand article infoFeridoun Sabzi‡, Atefeh Asadmobini‡, Neda Raofi‡, Mohammad Javad Kademi‡
‡ Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

Corresponding author: Atefeh Asadmobini ( a.asadmobini@gmail.com )

© Feridoun Sabzi, Atefeh Asadmobini, Neda Raofi, Mohammad Javad Kademi.
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Citation: Sabzi F, Asadmobini A, Raofi N, Kademi MJ (2021) Cardiocutaneous fistula secondary to left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm rupture. Folia Medica 63(3): 457-459. https://doi.org/10.3897/folmed.63.e55544
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Abstract

Cardiocutaneous fistula (CF) is a potentially serious and catastrophic complication. Infection the suture line after left ventricular aneurysm repair, presenting with the CF. We present an unusual case of CF due to staphylococcus infection 6 months after repair of a myocardial rupture secondary to dehiscence repair.

Keywords
Cardiac surgery, Cardiocutaneous fistula, heart aneurysm, myocardial rupture, staphylococcus infection, Teflon pledgets, suture line.