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Georgios Dimitrakakis1, Malgorzata Kornaszewska1, Indu Deglurkar1
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
|March 13, 2020
Abstract:
Late Cardiocutaneous Fistula (CF) is an uncommon but potentially serious postoperative complication of cardiac surgery. We present the successful treatment of a 58-year-old female who developed a CF extending from the left ventricular apex into the left breast related to mitral valve replacement 15 years ago.
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