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A 66-year-old man with hemoptysis, chest pain, fever, and hoarseness was ad
mitted to our department. A right-sided aortic arch and three aneurysms in
the proximal arch, distal arch, and descending aorta were confirmed by aort
ography and surgery. Fistula formations were discovered between the proxima
l arch aneurysm and the right upper lobe (aortobronchopulmonary fistula: AB
F), and between the descending aorta and the esophagus (aortoesophageal fis
tula: AEF). Concomitant ABF and AEF are very rare. Aortopulmonary and/or ao
rtoesophageal fistula complicated by a right-sided aortic arch have not bee
n previously reported.