Aortopulmonary fistula in an infected Dacron graft for coarctation of the aorta: An uncommon cause of hemoptysis

Majdi Ashchi; Patrick M. Mccarthy; Joseph A. Golish

doi:10.7556/jaoa.1997.97.10.604

Aortopulmonary fistula in an infected Dacron graft for coarctation of the aorta: An uncommon cause of hemoptysis

Majdi Ashchi^*, Patrick M. Mccarthy, Joseph A. Golish

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Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Division

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	604-605
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Volume	97
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.1997.97.10.604
State	Published - Oct 1997

Keywords

Aortopulmonary fistula
Coarctation of aorta
Hemoptysis

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Complementary and alternative medicine

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Aortopulmonary fistula in an infected Dacron graft for coarctation of the aorta: An uncommon cause of hemoptysis

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