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Atrio-oesophageal fistula after the cryomaze procedure

Author(s) -

Lily Wang,

Steven Milman,

Thomas Ng

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezy290

Subject(s) - medicine , complication , atrial fibrillation , fistula , ablation , surgery

We report a case of an atrio-oesophageal fistula after biatrial cryomaze ablation for atrial fibrillation, a complication that has not yet been described in the literature for the cryomaze method. Our report also serves as a reminder of this rare but lethal complication- that it can occur after any method of ablation for atrial fibrillation and a high index of suspicion for its diagnosis must be maintained to allow for early surgical treatment which offers the best chance of survival.

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