title: Primary aortosigmoid fistula treated by descending thoracic aortofemoral bypass.
abstract: Primary aortoenteric fistula is a rare disease with a fatal outcome unless it is diagnosed accurately and treated surgically. We present an elderly patient with primary aortosigmoid fistula confirmed by endoscopy. Descending thoracic aortofemoral bypass was performed and the aortoiliac aneurysm and sigmoid colon were then resected in continuity. The patient maintains a good quality of life 6 years after the operation with good graft patency and no sign of graft infection.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Fukui Medical University Hospital, Yoshida-gun, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ihaya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uesaka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muraoka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000792:Angiography; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003082:Colectomy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*