Journal article
Successful repair of primary concomitant aortobronchial and aortoesophageal fistulas.
- Tkebuchava T Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
- von Segesser LK
- Turina MI
- 1997-06-01
Published in:
- The Annals of thoracic surgery. - 1997
Aged
Aneurysm, Ruptured
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
Aortic Diseases
Bronchial Fistula
Esophageal Fistula
Humans
Male
Treatment Outcome
English
Combined aortobronchial and aortoesophageal fistulas developed after a rupture of a thoracoabdominal aneurysm in a 73-year-old man and were successfully repaired in a one-stage procedure. This case demonstrates that operation can be successful even in this desperate situation.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1016/s0003-4975(97)00333-0
- PMID 9205189
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/185643
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