AI Article Synopsis
- - Bronchovenous fistula can occur after lung injuries, particularly in trauma cases or in neonates from high-pressure ventilation.
- - A case study describes a significant air embolism in an infant following surgery for truncus arteriosus, linked to a bronchopulmonary venous connection.
- - Selective ventilation of the other lung for three days effectively closed the bronchovenous fistula in this case.
Article Abstract
Bronchovenous fistula is occasionally encountered after traumatic lung injury or, in neonates, due to ventilation injuries with high ventilatory pressures. We report a case of massive air embolism associated with a bronchopulmonary venous communication in an infant post-repair of truncus arteriosus. Selective ventilation of the opposite lung for 3 days sealed the fistula.
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