The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
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J Am Osteopath Assoc · Oct 1997
Case ReportsAortopulmonary fistula in an infected Dacron graft for coarctation of the aorta: an uncommon cause of hemoptysis.
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.