title: A Successful Three-Stage Surgical Treatment for Aortoesophageal Fistula After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair and Esophageal Stent Repair.
abstract: A 39-year-old man with Stanford B aortic dissection was treated by thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) and experienced an aortoesophageal fistula (AEF). After repeated TEVAR and esophageal stent implantation, the hematemesis did not cease although the whole thoracic descending aorta was covered by stents. A three-stage operation was performed, and an AEF 9 cm long was found during the operation. To our knowledge, this may be the largest AEF ever reported. The patient survived without adverse events.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Aortic Disease Center, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Vascular Prostheses, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Lijian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Aortic Disease Center, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Vascular Prostheses, Beijing, China. Electronic address: anzhenzjm@163.com.
authors.forename: Junming
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Cancer Hospital, National Cancer Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xiangyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Aortic Disease Center, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Vascular Prostheses, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Aortic Disease Center, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Vascular Prostheses, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Haiou
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jiexiong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Aortic Disease Center, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Vascular Prostheses, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Lizhong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000601:surgery*