[Aortoesophageal fistula due to ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm: case report of successful primary reconstruction of esophagus].
We report a successful surgical case of 78-year-old woman with aortoesophageal fistula subsequent to the operation for sealed rupture of thoracic aortic aneurysm. She underwent one-stage operation consisted of esophagectomy, transmediastinal interposition of the stomach and esophagogastroanastomosis, to re-establish the gastrointestinal tract. The patient recovered well postoperatively without infection.
Uchida
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T
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
Tagusari
O
O
Ando
M
M
Kitamura
S
S
Okita
Y
Y
Yoshikawa
K
K
D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004944:Esophagoplasty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*