Esophagopulmonary fistula causing pulmonary arterial pseudoaneurysms and massive hemoptysis

An esophagopulmonary fistula (EPF) may occur in patients with esophageal carcinoma and result in pulmonary abscess formation. Lung abscesses may in turn cause pulmonary artery (PA) pseudoaneurysms and life-threatening hemoptysis. We report a 59-year-old man with past medical history of metastatic di...

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Main Authors: Ali Kord, MD, MPH, Edleda James, MD, Josi Herren, DO, Ron C. Gaba, MD, MS, R. Peter Lokken, MD, MPH
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm
Esophagopulmonary fistula
Pulmonary abscess
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320301382
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