Aortopulmonary fistula in an infected Dacron graft for coarctation of the aorta: an uncommon cause of hemoptysis

Ashchi, M.; McCarthy, P.M.; Golish, J.A.; Ashchi, M; McCarthy, P.M; Golish, J.A

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Aortopulmonary fistula in an infected Dacron graft for coarctation of the aorta: an uncommon cause of hemoptysis

Ashchi, M.; McCarthy, P.M.; Golish, J.A.

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 97(10): 604-605

1997

ISSN/ISBN: 0098-6151

PMID: 9357235

Document Number: 473553

Hemoptysis secondary to an aortobronchial fistula is rare and uniformly fatal when left untreated. The authors describe a case of massive hemoptysis caused by an aortopulmonary fistula in an infected Dacron graft used successfully to repair a coarctation of the aorta.