Mycotic arch aneurysm and aortoesophageal fistula in a patient with melioidosis.
Aortoesophageal fistula due to an aortic arch aneurysm is a rare entity with an extremely high mortality. There are few reports of successfully managed cases and even fewer of long term survival. We report a case of an aortoesophageal fistula resulting from a mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the distal aortic arch in a patient with melioidosis, its surgical management, and outcome.
Patel
M A
MA
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fletcher Allen Health Center Care and the University of Vermont, Burlington, USA.
Schmoker
J D
JD
Moses
P L
PL
Anees
R
R
D'Agostino
R
R
D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods