Secondary aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for a huge aneurysm
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Interventional Radiology - Case Report 2016
P: 81-84
January 2013

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

Diagn Interv Radiol 2013;19(1):81-84
1. Department of Radiology and Center for Endovascular Therapy, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
2. Department of Surgery and Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Received Date: 13.04.2012
Accepted Date: 11.06.2012
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ABSTRACT

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.