Endoluminal graft therapy for the treatment of an aorto-bronchial fistula: mid-term follow-up.
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.
Kpodonu
Jacques
J
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. jkpodonu@yahoo.com
Rodriguez-Lopez
Julio A
JA
Ramaiah
Venkatesh G
VG
Diethrich
Edward B
EB
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*