title: Aorto-Esophageal Fistula After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: Successful Open Treatment.
abstract: We present the case of a 56-year-old patient suffering from an aorto-esophageal fistula after complex treatment of acute Type A dissection including thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of the descending aorta. Open surgical descending replacement using a pericardial patch, as well as esophagectomy, was performed. After a long and complicated hospital stay, the patient finally recovered and was discharged in stable condition. By choosing an aggressive surgical approach the patient survived this devastating complication of TEVAR, which is associated with high mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria;
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dumfarth
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University Clinic Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; and.
authors.forename: Hannes
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dejaco
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria;
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krapf
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria;
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schachner
authors.affiliation: Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, University Clinic Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wykypiel
authors.affiliation: Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, University Clinic Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.affiliation: Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, University Clinic Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pratschke
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Clinic Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria;
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grimm
keywords: Aorto-esophageal fistula; Case description; Secondary surgical procedure; TEVAR