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Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:1158-1160
© 1997 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Report

Repair of Aortobronchial Fistula Using Extraanatomic Grafts and Hypothermic Arrest

W. Andrew Lawrence, BS, John A. Kern, MD, Curtis G. Tribble, MD

Division of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia

Accepted for publication November 2, 1996.

Aortobronchial fistula is a rare complication of thoracic aortic operations that is fatal if not promptly diagnosed and repaired. The case of a 23-year-old woman who presented with an aortobronchial fistula after three previous left thoracotomies for thoracic aortic procedures is described.




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