Atrio-Esophageal Fistula Following Left Atrial Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of 2 Cases

Reudor Grinberg; Eduard Ilgiyaev; Avigal Rapoport; Yuval Hochman; Danny Miltau; Nina Golman; Yaron Hai

doi:10.12659/AJCR.939769

14 June 2023 : Case report Israel

Atrio-Esophageal Fistula Following Left Atrial Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of 2 Cases

Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care, Rare disease

Reudor Grinberg

^1ABDEF*, Eduard Ilgiyaev^1ABCDEF, Avigal Rapoport^1BF, Yuval Hochman^1BF, Danny Miltau^1BF, Nina Golman^1BF, Yaron Hai^1BF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939769

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939769

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Figure 1. Air in left atrium. Coronal section of a chest computed tomography scan of patient no. 1 showing a large air bubble (circle) in left atrium caused by the atrio-esophageal fistula.

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Atrio-Esophageal Fistula Following Left Atrial Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of 2 Cases

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