title: Successful endovascular treatment of bleeding aortoenteric fistula: a case report.
abstract: Aortoenteric fistula (AEF) is an infrequent but disastrous complication of open abdominal aortic repair. Left untreated, it has a 100% fatality rate. The traditional approaches to the repair of secondary AEF (SAEF) are associated with average mortality rates of 21-59% and numerous major complications. Here, we report a case of acute gastrointestinal bleeding due to SAEF, successfully treated with endovascular stent graft repair. At 1-year follow-up, the patient was doing well without any signs of recurrent fistula. Endovascular treatment of AEF provides another treatment option that may be particularly valuable in patients whose comorbidities would preclude open repair.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Addis
authors.forename: Sharif H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ellozy
authors.forename: Alfio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carroccio
authors.forename: Victoria J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Teodorescu
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Marin
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017130:Angioplasty; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects