Aortopulmonary fistula in an infected Dacron graft for coarctation of the aorta: an uncommon cause of hemoptysis.
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.
Ashchi
M
M
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.
McCarthy
P M
PM
Golish
J A
JA
D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013908:Thoracotomy
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates