[Conservative treatment of an aortoduodenal fistula after paraaortic lymphadenectomy in hepatobiliary malignancy surgery with aortic endoprosthesis]

J Mal Vasc. 2010 Jun;35(3):179-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jmv.2009.12.031. Epub 2010 Jan 25.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding from a primary aortoduodenal fistula is unusual and usually fatal. Postoperative aortoduodenal fistula after biliary surgery is a very rare complication. We report hence a 69-year-old female patient who underwent a main bile duct resection with extended paraaortic lymphadenectomy for a cholangiocarcinoma. Acute melena with hemoglobin drop occurred on postoperative day 24. Initial CT-scan showed an aortic pseudoaneurysm with aortoduodenal fistula. An aortic endoprosthesis with endoscopic drainage of periaortic collections allowed successful treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aorta, Abdominal
  • Aortic Diseases / etiology*
  • Aortic Diseases / therapy*
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / surgery
  • Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Cholangiocarcinoma / surgery
  • Duodenal Diseases / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula / etiology*
  • Lymph Node Excision / adverse effects*
  • Vascular Fistula / etiology*
  • Vascular Fistula / therapy*