Fatal bronchovascular fistula after lobectomy visualized through postmortem computed tomography angiography: A case report.

Forensic Sci Med Pathol

Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190/52, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.

Published: June 2017

False aneurysm of the pulmonary artery complicated by bronchovascular fistula formation represents a rare life threating condition. We report a case of fatal hemoptysis after formation of a bronchial fistula in the late postoperative period after sleeve lobectomy. Cause of death was determined by external postmortem examination, post mortem computed tomography (PMCT) and angiography (PMCTA) without conventional autopsy.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12024-017-9867-4DOI Listing

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