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We describe a boy who underwent slide tracheoplasty and relocation of the left pulmonary artery at 3 months of age to treat pulmonary artery sling with congenital tracheal stenosis. Persisting tracheal stenosis required that he have a Palmaz stent inserted on postoperative day 77. He developed massive hemoptysis after the fourth attempt to expand the stent balloon and immediate computed tomography showed a tracheopulmonary artery fistula. Using cardiopulmonary bypass, we conducted emergency surgery to successfully manage the fistula. He currently depends on mechanical ventilation.
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Miyamoto, T., Ishida, R., Noma, M. et al. Successful surgical management of a tracheopulmonary artery fistula caused by an intratracheal expandable metal stent. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 49, 632–634 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02916230
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