Aortobronchial fistula after correction of congenital cardiovascular abnormalities

Aortobronchial fistula after correction of congenital cardiovascular abnormalities.

Aortobronchial fistula (ABF) is a rare but highly lethal condition. Four patients with ABF, 10-25 years after surgical repair of a congenital cardiovascular abnormality are reported. All patients presented with haemoptysis. Computed tomographic (CT) scan and aortography were inconclusive in two, diagnostic in one and not performed in another. Three patients underwent operation: all survived and...

Surgical treatment of aortobronchial fistula after thoracic endograft failure

Endovascular stent grafting has been recently considered as a less invasive alternative to either medical therapy or open surgical treatment for many patients with descending thoracic aortic disease. Late complications are rarely described in literature. Herein, we described the occurrence of an aorto-bronchial fistula and a retro-A dissection in a 73-year-old man after stent-grafting for a pen...

Aortobronchial fistula: an uncommon cause of haemoptysis.

A 16 year old patient who presented with haemoptysis as the main manifestation of the infection of an aortic patch graft is reported. The importance of being alert about the possibility of an aortobronchial fistula in patients with haemoptysis who have been previously subjected to cardiovascular surgery is emphasized.

Hemoptysis Is a Critical Sign of Aortobronchial Fistula

An 89-year-old man complaining of hemoptysis was transferred to our emergency room. On arrival, his consciousness was clear and coarse crackle was auscultated in the left upper lung field. After chest computed tomography (CT), he suddenly developed cardiopulmonary arrest and could not be resuscitated. Chest X-ray revealed a positive silhouette sign at the thoracic aortic arch (Picture 1), and t...

Aortobronchial fistula complicated with an aortic aneurysm in hemodialysis patient.