title: Aortoesophageal fistula-relief of massive hematemesis with an endovascular stent-graft.
abstract: A 59-year-old man with an esophageal carcinoma developed massive hematemesis due to aortoesophageal fistula after irradiation therapy reached 58 Gy. Emergent treatment with an endovascular stent-graft was successfully performed and the patient followed an uneventful course until he died of pneumonia 4.5 months later, which was caused by a tracheoesophageal fistula. Stent-graft repair is a safe and effective method to treat aortoesophageal fistula and may be an alternative to surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mie University Hospital, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, Japan. kato@mri-gw.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tadanori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawarada
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D015607:Stents; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*