Role of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in aortobronchial fistula diagnosis following aortic coarctation reparative surgery. Report of two cases

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-227

  Pinilla, I ^a   Bret, M ^a   Cuesta, E ^a   Borches, D ^a   Oliver, J M ^a   Gomez Leon N ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aorta; Aortic aneurysm; Aortic coarctation; Bronchi; Computed tomography; Fistula; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA SURGERY; AORTOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; AORTOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DACRON VASCULAR PROSTHESIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; STENT; STROKE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTIC COARCTATION; AORTIC DISEASES; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 33646268641     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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