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  • Title: Automatic internal cardioverter-defibrillator patch erosion into the upper airway presenting as a cavitary lesion.
    Author: Lick SD, Conti VR.
    Journal: Chest; 1997 Oct; 112(4):1144-6. PubMed ID: 9377937.
    Abstract:
    Erosion of an automatic internal cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) patch into the lingular bronchus occurred 4 years after implantation; the erosion presented as a cavitary mass associated with hemoptysis and weight loss. On bronchoscopy to evaluate for suspected carcinoma, a cavity was entered through a bronchial defect and the AICD patch clearly identified. The complication was successfully treated with patch removal and fistula closure.
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