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.
Guzzetta
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Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Newman
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Ceithaml
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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