• Respiration · Jan 2001

    Case Reports

    Aortobronchial fistula presenting as recurrent hemoptysis and successfully treated with an endovascular stent graft.

    • J H Yoo, C T Lee, Y S Shim, J W Chung, H Ahn, and K W Kim.
    • Department of Internal Medicine and Lung Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yjh20000@hananet.net
    • Respiration. 2001 Jan 1;68(5):537-9.

    AbstractAortobronchial fistula (ABF) (aortopulmonary fistula) may cause a massive fatal hemoptysis. We have recently seen a patient with ABF presenting with recurrent, massive hemoptysis. She was successfully treated with an endovascular stent graft. The endovascular stent graft may provide an alternative treatment of in patients considered to be poor surgical candidates.Copyright 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel

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