Abstract
Tracheoinnominate fistula is a rare but lethal condition that requires emergent surgical intervention to prevent ensuing exsanguinating hemorrhage. In clinical situations where the risk of open surgery is prohibitively high, endovascular repair may provide a life-saving alternative to control hemorrhage and serve as a temporizing or definitive solution based on a given clinical scenario. The authors report successful endovascular repair of the bleeding tracheoinnominate fistula with a stent in a liver transplant patient with high comorbidities and review the current literature.
MeSH terms
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Acute Kidney Injury / epidemiology
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
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Brachiocephalic Trunk*
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Comorbidity
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Female
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Hemochromatosis / epidemiology
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Hemoptysis / etiology
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Humans
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Liver Transplantation
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Middle Aged
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Radiography
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Respiratory Tract Fistula / diagnostic imaging
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Respiratory Tract Fistula / epidemiology
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Respiratory Tract Fistula / surgery*
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Stents
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Tracheal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Tracheal Diseases / epidemiology
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Tracheal Diseases / surgery*
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Tracheostomy / adverse effects*
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Vascular Fistula / diagnostic imaging
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Vascular Fistula / epidemiology
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Vascular Fistula / surgery*