Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2888274 | Annals of Vascular Surgery | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Tracheoinnominate artery fistula is an uncommon but life-threatening complication usually requiring emergency ligation of the artery. The recent introduction of stent-grafts offers a new therapeutic option for emergency management of hemorrhage. Stent-grafts can be used for definitive treatment or as a bridge to surgery. The purpose of this report is to describe a case of hemoptysis due to a tracheoinnominate artery fistula that occurred after a single orotracheal intubation for general anesthesia and was treated by placement of a covered stent followed 12 hours later by surgical revascularization of the innominate artery using a cryopreserved arterial allograft.
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Authors
Carmine Sessa, Victor Costache, Paolo Porcu, Fréderic Thony, Dominique Blin, Pierre-Yves Brichon, Jean Luc Magne,