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Julia Dumfarth1, Hannes Dejaco2, Christoph Krapf1, Thomas Schachner1, Heinz Wykypiel3, Thomas Schmid3, Johann Pratschke3, Michael Grimm1.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Aorto-esophageal fistula; Case description; Secondary surgical procedure; TEVAR
Year: 2014 PMID: 26798713 PMCID: PMC4682689 DOI: 10.12945/j.aorta.2014.13-056
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Aorta (Stamford) ISSN: 2325-4637