Management of aortobronchial fistula: Experience of 14 cases.

Hai-Ou Hu Cristiano SpadaccioJunming ZhuChengnan LiZhiyu QiaoYongmin LiuMarc R MoonLizhong Sun

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)

ABF is catastrophic if left untreated. Endovascular repair might be a reasonable temporary bridge solution in emergency cases, but is less durable in the long run. Open surgery, despite more challenging, provides a more definitive treatment for ABF.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
emergency department
public health
coronary artery bypass
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
surgical site infection
coronary artery disease
rectal cancer