title: Endovascular stenting for primary aortobronchial fistula in association with massive hemoptysis.
abstract: Aortobronchial fistula is a potentially lethal complication secondary to the repair of a descending thoracic aneurysm or the placement of a prosthetic graft. Few cases have been reported. Very rarely, primary aortobronchial fistula occurs in a patient who has no history of cardiac surgical intervention. Herein, we present the cases of 2 patients whose massive, life-threatening bleeding from primary aortobronchial fistulae was successfully treated with endovascular stenting. Endovascular stenting is an emerging treatment method that can be used in this emergency setting with promising results and without early graft-related sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Second Cardiac Surgical Department, Evangelismos General Hospital, 10682 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kokotsakis
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Misthos
authors.forename: Thanos
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Athanasiou
authors.forename: Constantina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romana
authors.forename: Elian
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Skouteli
authors.forename: Achilles
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lioulias
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaskarelis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000150:complications*