title: Secondary aortoesophageal ﬁstula after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for a huge aneurysm.
abstract: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm is an excellent alternative to open surgery, especially in patients with a number of comorbidities. It may cause fatal complications, including aortoesophageal fistula, but these are very rare. Here, we report the case of secondary aortoesophageal fistula four months after the procedure for a huge descending thoracic aortic aneurysm, which presented with new-onset high-grade fever accompanied by elevated inflammatory markers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Center for Endovascular Therapy, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan. akhmadumuradi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Akhmadu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muradi
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Yoshikatsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okita
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*