[Successful Primary Endovascular Repair for Aortoesophageal Fistula due to Ruptured Tuberculous Pseudoaneurysm of the Thoracoabdominal Aorta;Report of a Case].
We report a successful case of 50-year-old woman with aortoesophageal fistula due to tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the thoracoabdominal aorta. We underwent endovascular repair with stent graft. Her clinical course improved without additional surgical repair or postoperative complications. The patient remains well at 3-year follow-up.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mie Chuo Medical Center, Tsu, Japan.
Tomoaki
T
Sato
Iwao
I
Hioki
Tamotsu
T
Morimoto
Katsutoshi
K
Adachi
Tomohito
T
Tarukawa
Hajime
H
Fujimoto
Noriyuki
N
Kato
D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications*