The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 778-780 , March 2010

Management of aortobronchial fistula developing 27 years after open aortic surgery by means of endovascular stent grafting

  • Stefan Hacker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Herbert Langenberger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Christina Plank, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Michael Gorlitzer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Hietzing, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Marek Ehrlich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Werner Dolak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Sören Kreuzer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Christian Loewe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Walter Klepetko, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Hendrik Jan Ankersmit, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Hendrik Jan Ankersmit, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.

Received 26 November 2008 ,Accepted 20 February 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00366-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.02.036

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 778-780 , March 2010

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