Repair of aortoesophageal fistula after aortic grafting.
This report describes repair of an aortoesophageal fistula caused by a previously placed thoracic aortic graft. The diagnosis was made by esophagoscopy. The repair consisted of femoral-to-femoral cardiopulmonary bypass, excision of the old graft, placement of a new graft, esophagectomy, cervical esophagostomy, gastrostomy, and later reconstruction by cervical esophagogastrostomy.
Wickstrom
P H
PH
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Duluth Clinic, Minnesota 55805, USA.
Streitz
J M
JM
Erickson
R V
RV
Hoffman
B D
BD
D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D004946:Esophagostomy; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications