Vassileva Christina M, Shawgo Tilitha, Shabosky John, Soliman Soliman, Hazelrigg Stephen
Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9638, USA.
J Card Surg. 2011 Sep;26(5):556-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01296.x. Epub 2011 Aug 25.
Atrial-esophageal fistula is a rare but often fatal complication of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. We present a patient who was diagnosed with this complication in a delayed fashion and successfully treated with primary repair via left thoracotomy. The details of the surgical approach are discussed.
心房食管瘘是经皮射频消融治疗心房颤动罕见但常致命的并发症。我们报告1例延迟诊断为此并发症并成功经左胸切口一期修复治疗的患者。文中讨论了手术入路的细节。
