Successful management of aberrant subclavian artery-esophageal fistula in an infant.
This report describes a 4-month-old female infant with complex congenital heart disease and prolonged nasogastric intubation who developed an aberrant subclavian artery-esophageal fistula that was successfully managed in a two-staged procedure. To our knowledge, this is the first patient to survive correction of this problem after massive hemorrhage.
Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
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D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery