Aortobronchopulmonary Fistula in the Postoperative Period of Aortic Coarctation

作者：Coelho Junior Antonio Fernando; de Araujo Filho Antonio Amorim; de Vasconcelos Leitao Joao Paulo; Cabral Junior Francisco

来源：Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2009, 92(4): E23-E25.

• Fistula
• hemoptysis
• aorta, thoracic / surgery

Background and objectives: In patients with hemoptysis and a history of aortic surgery, the possibility of aortobronchopulmonary fistula must always be considered. The objective of this study was to report a rare case of hemoptysis due to aortobronchopulmonary fistula in the late postoperative period of aortic surgery.
Case report: Female patient, 34 years, surgical correction of aortic coarctation, presenting massive hemoptysis. The echocardiogram disclosed a pseudoaneurysm. The surgical correction was performed and a Dacron tube graft was implanted in the affected aortic segment successfully.
Conclusions: Aortobronchopulmonary fistulas must be considered in patients with previous aortic surgery, due to the elevated morbimortality if they are not promptly diagnosed and treated.

• 出版日期2009-4