title: Late-term complication of endograft repair for aortoenteric fistula.
abstract: Aortoenteric fistula is a devastating complication of aortic aneurysm repair. Traditional repair carries a high risk of mortality and significant morbidity. While endograft repair can be effective at mitigating the immediate life-threatening bleed, the temptation to consider endograft repair as definitive treatment should be resisted. We present a case of a 72 year old male who developed an aortoenteric fistula four years following surgical repair of a ruptured aortic aneurysm. Four years thereafter the patient developed infection of the graft and required extra-anatomic bypass and excision of the infected graft. Endograft repair of aortoenteric fistula is associated with persistent infection and should be viewed as a temporizing measure. Here we present the case and review the literature regarding the treatment and outcome of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Burm
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gutherz Neschis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; 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