Late Development of a Bronchocutaneous Fistula due to an Epicardial Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead

Autor:	Vasileios Patris, Orestis Argiriou, Niki Lama, Haris Georgiou, Constantine Halkias, Christos Charitos
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Defibrillator implantable • Pacemaker artificial • Fistula • Hemoptysis Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701
Zdroj:	Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2015)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1735-8620 2008-2371
Popis:	Cutaneous complications caused by a pacemaker or defibrillator are widely documented, but the development of a bronchocutaneous fistula has never been described before. We report the case of a 79-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital because of a seemingly superficial cutaneous infection, externalized defibrillator leads, and hemoptysis. Bronchoscopical investigation proved the existence of the fistula, which connected the epicardium, the left main bronchus, and the aforementioned site of skin infection. The patient refused an operation for the complete removal of the epicardial defibrillator and was treated conservatively. This case demonstrated that the long-term presence of foreign bodies in the epicardium may cause serious complications
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