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Lung autotransplantation can be a surgical alternative to gain access to the posterior mediastinum and the thoracic portion of the descending aorta through a sternotomy. We present a case of… Click to show full abstract
Lung autotransplantation can be a surgical alternative to gain access to the posterior mediastinum and the thoracic portion of the descending aorta through a sternotomy. We present a case of hemoptysis and bronchial obstruction due to a presumed infected aortobronchial fistula, secondary to stent graft placement in a patient with multiple previous surgeries for aortic coarctation, treated with lung autotransplantation and an extra‐anatomic bypass.
Keywords:
aortobronchial fistula;
autotransplantation extra;
lung autotransplantation;
aortic coarctation;
autotransplantation;
extra anatomic
Journal Title: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Year Published: 2021
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