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Ann Thorac Surg
; 84(2): 648-50, 2007 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17643654
RESUMO
Nontraumatic esophageal-atrial fistulas are usually fatal and are diagnosed postmortem. We report a rare case of intraoperative diagnosis and successful surgical management of an esophageal-left atrial fistula in a 70-year-old woman with a history of brachytherapy, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy for esophageal cancer who presented with progressive dysphagia and hematemesis.