title: Aortobronchial fistula: the hidden connection.
abstract: A 67-year-old man presented with hemoptysis following 2 previous operations on the descending thoracic aorta. Preoperative investigations and surgical exploration failed to demonstrate an aortobronchial fistula. It was subsequently detected at autopsy after the patient succumbed to a massive bout of hemoptysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Tunde
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Falode
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alphonso
authors.forename: Conal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*