Staged endovascular stent-grafting and surgical treatment of a secondary aortoduodenal fistula.
Secondary aortoenteric fistula is a dramatic, rather infrequent late complication occurring mostly after abdominal aortic surgery. Currently, graft excision and in situ bypass is considered the treatment of choice, but it is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Herein, we describe the case of a secondary aortoduodenal fistula treated by staged endovascular stent-grafting and surgical closure of the fistula. Forty days after stent-grafting, Tc-99m-HMPAO labelled leukocyte scanning failed to identify leukocyte infiltration of the graft and there were no clinical signs of infection. At 8-month follow up, the patient was asymptomatic.
Biancari
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Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 21, 90229 Oulu, Finland. faustobiancari@yahoo.it
Romsi
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Perälä
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Koivukangas
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Cresti
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Juvonen
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D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*