Aortoesophageal fistula secondary to thoracic aortic aneurysm repair

A N Graham; J A McGuigan; R C Curry

Aortoesophageal fistula secondary to thoracic aortic aneurysm repair

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1993 Oct;34(5):381-3.

Authors

A N Graham¹, J A McGuigan, R C Curry

Affiliation

¹ Department of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Northern Ireland.

PMID: 8282742

Abstract

The development of a fistula between the aorta and the oesophagus after graft replacement of the thoracic aorta is extremely rare. We report a case which occurred 3 years and 7 months after repair of an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta and review the previous reports of this uniformly fatal condition.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, False / etiology
Aneurysm, False / pathology
Aneurysm, False / surgery
Aorta, Thoracic / pathology
Aorta, Thoracic / surgery
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / pathology
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
Aortic Diseases / etiology*
Aortic Diseases / pathology
Aortic Diseases / surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Esophageal Fistula / etiology*
Esophageal Fistula / pathology
Esophageal Fistula / surgery
Fatal Outcome
Fistula / etiology*
Fistula / pathology
Fistula / surgery
Humans
Male
Polyethylene Terephthalates
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Postoperative Complications / pathology
Postoperative Complications / surgery
Time Factors

Substances

Polyethylene Terephthalates