Near-fatal hemoptysis and emergency surgical repair after aortic patch-plasty

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Oct;49(5):310-1. doi: 10.1055/s-2001-17799.

Abstract

A 38-year-old man presented with massive hemoptysis followed by hemorrhage shock. The patient's history revealed a Dacron patch repair for aortic coarctation and recoarctation carried out twice, once 23 and once 10 years ago. Diagnosis of a ruptured descending aortic aneurysm with an aortobronchial fistula into the left lower lobe was established using CT scan. Emergency surgery consisted of left pneumonectomy and descending aortic graft replacement during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. The patient was discharged 12 days later.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery
  • Aortic Coarctation / complications*
  • Aortic Coarctation / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Coarctation / surgery*
  • Aortic Rupture / complications*
  • Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Rupture / surgery*
  • Bronchial Fistula / complications*
  • Bronchial Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchial Fistula / surgery*
  • Emergency Treatment*
  • Hemoptysis / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemoptysis / etiology*
  • Hemoptysis / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Radiography