title: Aortoappendicular fistula after aortoiliac prosthetic replacement.
abstract: A 48-year-old patient who had had an aortofemoral reconstruction with a Dacron graft nine years earlier presented with intestinal bleeding. At laparotomy the cause was found to be a fistula between a proximal false aneurysm and the vermiform appendix. The patient recovered after removal of the graft and extraanatomic revascularization associated with appendectomy. Four other similar case reports have been found in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Generale et Vasculaire, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire, Nancy, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fievé
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bour
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001065:Appendix; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates