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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:731-733
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Aortobronchial Fistula in a Pediatric Patient With Massive Hemoptysis: Treatment by Means of an Aortic Endograft

Rahul K. Khare, MD a , Philip D. Settimi, MD d , Nkechi I. Mba, MD b , Daniel S. Wechsler, MD, PhD b , Susan L. Bratton, MD, MPH b , David M. Williams, MD c , *

a Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
b Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
c Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
d Department of Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Accepted for publication February 10, 2004.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Williams, Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, B1-D530, Ann Arbor, MI48109-0030 (Email: davidwms{at}med.umich.edu).

We present an 11-year-old girl with acute myelogenous leukemia and hemoptysis from abscess erosion into the descending thoracic aorta. We report a pediatric case of an aortobronchial fistula treated with an aortic endograft and discuss the technical limitations and potential complications of this procedure.




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