Sudden death with massive hemoptysis from aortobronchial fistula

Cardiovasc Pathol. 2020 Jan-Feb:44:107158. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2019.107158. Epub 2019 Oct 24.

Abstract

Aortobronchial fistula is an uncommon clinical entity, with unpredictable clinical course and significant mortality. Here, we describe a case of fistulous tract between a descending aortic graft and a branch of the left upper lobar bronchus leading to massive hemoptysis causing death for hemorrhagic shock in a 72-year-old man.

Keywords: Aortic graft; Aortic trauma; Aortobronchial fistula; Autopsy; Hemoptysis; Unexpected death.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Diseases / etiology*
  • Aortic Diseases / microbiology
  • Aortic Diseases / pathology
  • Autopsy
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Bronchial Fistula / etiology*
  • Bronchial Fistula / microbiology
  • Bronchial Fistula / pathology
  • Cause of Death
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hemoptysis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / pathology
  • Shock, Hemorrhagic / etiology
  • Vascular Fistula / etiology*
  • Vascular Fistula / microbiology
  • Vascular Fistula / pathology