Aortopulmonary fistula in an infected Dacron graft for coarctation of the aorta: an uncommon cause of hemoptysis |
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| Authors: | M Ashchi PM McCarthy JA Golish |
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| Affiliation: | Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Hemoptysis secondary to an aortobronchial fistula is rare and uniformly fatal when left untreated. The authors describe a case of massive hemoptysis caused by an aortopulmonary fistula in an infected Dacron graft used successfully to repair a coarctation of the aorta. |
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