Interventional Radiology - Case Report 2016

Secondary aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for a huge aneurysm

10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.5912-12.1

  • Akhmadu Muradi
  • Masato Yamaguchi
  • Atsushi Kitagawa
  • Yoshikatsu Nomura
  • Takuya Okada
  • Yutaka Okita
  • Koji Sugimoto

Received Date: 13.04.2012 Accepted Date: 11.06.2012 Diagn Interv Radiol 2013;19(1):81-84

Thoracic 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 ‡stula, but these are very rare. Here, we report the case of secondary aortoesophageal ‡stula four months after the procedure for a huge descending thoracic aortic aneurysm, which presented with new-onset high-grade fever accompanied by elevated inŠammatory markers.