title: Aortobronchial fistula presenting 14 years following ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus.
abstract: Aortobronchial fistula (ABF) presenting as massive hemoptysis is a rapidly fatal process that is extremely difficult to diagnose and manage. ABF following ligation of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is extremely rare. We now report a case of an ABF developing 14 years after ligation of a PDA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Enyi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Tianxiang
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Zongyi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xiu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qigang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery