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  • Title: Aortobronchial fistula: a late complication of division of the persistent ductus arteriosus.
    Author: Wood AE, Stevenson HM, Cleland J.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 1984 Oct; 38(4):402-5. PubMed ID: 6486956.
    Abstract:
    An 11-year-old girl had nearly fatal hemoptysis due to false aneurysm and aortobronchial fistula following ductus division 9 years previously. Silk suture material was implicated as a causative agent in association with dilation of the aortic isthmus. To our knowledge, no previous report of this complication exists in the literature. Twenty-two cases of false aneurysm have been described, 86.3% following ligation. The use of elective hypotension during ligation and monofilament suture during division may prevent this serious late complication in the future.
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