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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Dec 2017
Case ReportsSurgical treatment of a pericardio-oesophageal fistula using a right lower lobe pulmonary tissue patch.
- Geraud Galvaing, Nicolas D'Ostrevy, Olivier Rouquette, and Kasra Azarnoush.
- Department of Thoracic and Endocrine Surgery, Jean Perrin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
- Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 Dec 1; 25 (6): 1005-1006.
AbstractA 58-year-old man presented with fever and chest pain 11 days after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation. The diagnosis of pericardio-oesophageal fistula was made. Aggressive surgical management was decided. The patient was managed using extracorporeal life support, aortic valve replacement and a pulmonary patch, as well as an oesophageal stent. The patient was discharged from hospital approximately 2 months later. The use of a pulmonary patch is a rare but a highly effective technique that can be used in this indication.© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.
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