Successful management of secondary aortoesophageal fistula.
Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare complication after thoracic aortic aneurysm repair. Six previously reported cases of aortoesophageal fistula management have been uniformly fatal. We present our successful management and review the literature of this topic.
Luketich
J D
JD
Presbyterian Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania 15213-3221, USA.
Sommers
K E
KE
Griffith
B P
BP
Boujoukos
A
A
Landreneau
R J
RJ
Ferson
P F
PF
Keenan
R J
RJ
D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications