Aortic coarctation is the reflection of a wider vasculopathy affecting the precoarctation arterial tree. Patients should be screened for associated heart disease and anomalies of supra-aortic arch vessels. Treatment options include surgical repair or balloon angioplasty with or without stent-graft implantation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAortobronchial fistulas (ABF) are infrequent and require urgent diagnosis, often relying on a bundle of arguments. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a possible therapeutic approach that needs close surveillance because its durability in such situations remains uncertain. We report a case of haemoptysis related to an aortobronchial fistula recurring 6 years after TEVAR, with an intraoperative finding of a midgraft hole.
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