title: Successful endovascular stent-graft treatment for an aortoesophageal fistula caused by a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm: report of a case.
abstract: Conventional surgery for aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is technically difficult, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We report a case of primary AEF caused by a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm, which was successfully treated with an endovascular stent-graft technique. The patient has been followed up for 3 years with no signs of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kutsukake, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishibe
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Masayasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishibe
authors.forename: Keishu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasuda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome