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

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, ex...

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Main Authors: Vasileios Patris, Orestis Argiriou, Niki Lama, Haris Georgiou, Constantine Halkias, Christos Charitos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/376