Delayed diagnosis of hemoptysis in the case of prior aortic coarctation repair: A case report of aortobronchial fistula

We report a case of a 46-year old man who presented with spontaneous bright red blood per mouth for several months. The patient had history of aortic coarctation repair at age 17. Endoscopy and nasopharyngeoscopy revealed no source of bleeding. Computed tomography scan revealed the presence of thora...

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Main Authors: Vinay Kansal, Sudhir Nagpal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115300162