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Diagn Interv Radiol · Jan 2013
Case ReportsSecondary aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for a huge aneurysm.
- Akhmadu Muradi, Masato Yamaguchi, Atsushi Kitagawa, Yoshikatsu Nomura, Takuya Okada, Yutaka Okita, and Koji Sugimoto.
- Department of Radiology and Center for Endovascular Therapy, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan. akhmadumuradi@gmail.com
- Diagn Interv Radiol. 2013 Jan 1; 19 (1): 81-4.
AbstractThoracic endovascular aortic repair for a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm is an excellent alternative to open surgery, especially in patients with a number of comorbidities. It may cause fatal complications, including aortoesophageal fistula, but these are very rare. Here, we report the case of secondary aortoesophageal fistula four months after the procedure for a huge descending thoracic aortic aneurysm, which presented with new-onset high-grade fever accompanied by elevated inflammatory markers.
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