Aortopulmonary fistula after coarctation repair with dacron patch aortoplasty

Fistulous communication between the aorta and the pulmonary parenchyma developed in a 38-year-old woman 19 years after repair of a congenital aortic coarctation with Dacron patch aortoplasty. The fistula, inducing intermittent hemoptysis, arose from the suture line between the prosthetic fabric and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2002-05, Vol.73 (5), p.1634-1636
Hauptverfasser:	Heikkinen, Leo O, Järvinen, Antero A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anastomosis, Surgical Aorta, Thoracic - pathology Aorta, Thoracic - surgery Aortic Coarctation - pathology Aortic Coarctation - surgery Aortic Diseases - pathology Aortic Diseases - surgery Biological and medical sciences Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation Female Fistula - pathology Fistula - surgery Follow-Up Studies Hemoptysis - etiology Humans Lung Diseases - pathology Lung Diseases - surgery Medical sciences Polyethylene Terephthalates Postoperative Complications - pathology Postoperative Complications - surgery Prosthesis Failure Reoperation Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Sutures Vascular Fistula - pathology Vascular Fistula - surgery
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