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Massive Hemorrhage Caused by Major Pulmonary Vessel-Cutaneous Fistula in the Late Postoperative Period: Report of Two Cases

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Sudden life-threatening hemorrhage caused by erosion of the wall of a thoracic blood vessel such as the aorta, pulmonary artery, or pulmonary vein, in the late postoperative period is extremely rare and presents a challenging emergency. We report the cases of two patients whose only clinical manifestation was a hemorrhagic cutaneous chest wall fistula. Both patients were treated by emergency surgery. The diagnosis and management of this clinical entity requires a high index of suspicion and innovative therapeutic solutions.

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  1. First Department of Thoracic Surgery, “Sotiria” General Hospital for Chest Diseases, 7 P. Dimitrakopoulou Street, 11141, Athens, Greece

    Panagiotis Misthos, Evangelos Sepsas, Kalliopi Athanassiadi & Ioannis Skottis

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Misthos, P., Sepsas, E., Athanassiadi, K. et al. Massive Hemorrhage Caused by Major Pulmonary Vessel-Cutaneous Fistula in the Late Postoperative Period: Report of Two Cases. Surg Today 36, 82–84 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-005-3103-7

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