title: Extra-anatomic bypass grafting for aortoesophageal fistula: a logical operation.
abstract: Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Usually, but not always, patients present with a small sentinel bleed followed by a variable interval of apparent resolution, and then they experience a massive exsanguinating hemorrhage. The variable interval of time after the sentinel bleed is the period in which most AEFs resulting from thoracic aortic aneurysm have been successfully treated. Although only a few successful cases have been reported in the literature, most describe an in situ repair. We describe treatment of a late-presenting AEF due to a thoracic aneurysm with an extra-anatomic bypass graft for the aortic repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Madan
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Santora
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Disesa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*