Successful management of secondary aortoesophageal fistula

J D Luketich; K E Sommers; B P Griffith; A Boujoukos; R J Landreneau; P F Ferson; R J Keenan

doi:10.1016/s0003-4975(96)00554-1

Successful management of secondary aortoesophageal fistula

Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Dec;62(6):1852-4. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(96)00554-1.

Authors

J D Luketich¹, K E Sommers, B P Griffith, A Boujoukos, R J Landreneau, P F Ferson, R J Keenan

Affiliation

¹ Presbyterian Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania 15213-3221, USA.

PMID: 8957407
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(96)00554-1

Abstract

Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare complication after thoracic aortic aneurysm repair. Six previously reported cases of aortoesophageal fistula management have been uniformly fatal. We present our successful management and review the literature of this topic.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Diseases / etiology*
Aortic Diseases / surgery
Esophageal Fistula / etiology*
Esophageal Fistula / surgery
Female
Fistula / etiology*
Fistula / surgery
Humans
Postoperative Complications*