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Automatic internal cardioverter-defibrillator patch erosion into the upper airway presenting as a cavitary lesion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9377937     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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.
Authors:
S D Lick; V R Conti
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Chest     Volume:  112     ISSN:  0012-3692     ISO Abbreviation:  Chest     Publication Date:  1997 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-11-10     Completed Date:  1997-11-10     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0231335     Medline TA:  Chest     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1144-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0528, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aspergillosis / diagnosis
Bronchial Fistula / diagnosis,  etiology*,  microbiology
Bronchoscopy
Carcinoma / diagnosis*
Defibrillators, Implantable / adverse effects*
Diagnosis, Differential
Hemoptysis / etiology
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Male
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
Weight Loss

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