title: Repair of aortoesophageal fistula after aortic grafting.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Duluth Clinic, Minnesota 55805, USA.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Wickstrom
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Streitz
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: 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