title: Endoluminal graft therapy for the treatment of an aorto-bronchial fistula: mid-term follow-up.
abstract: Open surgical repair of aorto bronchial fistulas is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Endovascular stent graft as an alternative therapy, though limited, has produced acceptable initial results, but few reports of mid-term follow-up are available. We report the mid-term results with the use of an endograft to treat a patient with both an aorto bronchial fistula and a contained rupture of the thoracic aorta.
authors: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. jkpodonu@yahoo.com
authors: Jacques
authors: J
authors: Kpodonu
authors: Julio A
authors: JA
authors: Rodriguez-Lopez
authors: Venkatesh G
authors: VG
authors: Ramaiah
authors: Edward B
authors: EB
authors: Diethrich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D013908:Thoracotomy; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*