Management of aortobronchial fistula with graft replacement and omentopexy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Massive hemoptysis due to a recurrent aortobronchial fistula after repair of a thoracic aortic aneurysm developed in a 64-year-old woman. The infected aortic tissue was resected and replaced with an in situ Dacron graft covered by omentum. The patient is alive and well 15 months later.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Diseases
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis
- Bronchial Fistula
- Fistula
- Omentum