Thoracic aortic aneurysm complicated by secondary aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic endovascular aortic repair : a case report
| Journal | Volume 80 - 2017 |
| Issue | Fasc.4 - Case reports |
| Author(s) | R. Spitaels, W. Jacob, F. Janssens, P. Schurmans, I. Vanmoerkerke, D. Walgraeve, J.-L. Coenegrachts |
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| Dept. of Gastroenterology, Jessa Ziekenhuis, Hasselt, Belgium. |
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This is a case report of a patient with a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) presenting with dysphagia and weight loss as primary symptoms. She was treated via thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). The procedure was complicated with a secondary aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) for which open surgical repair of the esophageal defect was done. Long term (i.e. more than 30 days) antibiotics were given. The recovery was uneventful. (Acta gastroenterol. belg., 2017, 80, 527-529). |
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