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. 1981 Jun;8(2):271-275.

Mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysm: an unusual complication of ventriculo-atrial shunt

Elliot T. Gelfand  1 , John C. Callaghan
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Mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysm: an unusual complication of ventriculo-atrial shunt

Elliot T. Gelfand et al. Cardiovasc Dis. 1981 Jun.

Abstract

A 23-year-old man with a previous ventriculo-atrial shunt for a pinealoma developed a febrile illness and heart murmur. The condition was thought to be caused by subacute bacterial endocarditis. Further investigation, however, revealed a mycotic left pulmonary artery aneurysm, which was treated by means of a left pneumonectomy with cardiopulmonary bypass. Such an aneurysm represents yet another complication of ventriculo-atrial shunting for hydrocephalus.

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