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Editorial
. 2020 Aug 11:4:173-174.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.08.005. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Commentary: In left atrial esophageal fistula repair there is more than one way to "skin the cat": Just remember "first things first"

W Hampton Gray  1 , P Michael McFadden  1
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Editorial

Commentary: In left atrial esophageal fistula repair there is more than one way to "skin the cat": Just remember "first things first"

W Hampton Gray et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Left atrial esophageal fistula.
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Figure 1
A, Left atrial esophageal fistula. B, Left atrial esophageal fistula in relationship to pulmonary veins. C, Intracardiac repair of left atrial esophageal fistula. D, Computed tomography scan demonstrating air in the left atrium. Arrow indicates left atrial esophageal fistula.
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  • doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.07.022

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