title: Open stent-grafting for an aortobronchial fistula.
abstract: A 78-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with intermittent hemoptysis. She had undergone descending aortic replacement through a left thoracotomy 7 years previously. Enhanced computed tomography revealed a pseudoaneurysm at the proximal suture line in the descending aorta and an ascending aortic aneurysm. Bronchoscope revealed bleeding from the left lower bronchus. Ascending and total aortic arch replacement and simultaneous open stent-graft placement into the descending aorta were performed through a median sternotomy. Selective antegrade cerebral perfusion and moderate hypothermia were used during these procedures. The postoperative course was favorable. Open stent-graft placement is a good alternative for treating aortobronchial fistula caused by suture line pseudoaneurysm in the descending aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. mi_hosono@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mitsuharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosono
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: Akimasa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morisaki
authors.forename: Shigefumi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suehiro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D010477:Perfusion; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D056346:Sternotomy; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*