Aortoesophageal Fistula after Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair of a Mycotic Thoracic Aneurysm

Mycotic aneurysms constitute a small proportion of aortic aneurysms. Endovascular repair of mycotic aneurysms has been applied with good short-term and midterm results. However, the uncommon aortoenteric fistula formation remains a potentially fatal complication when repairing such infective aneurys...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Gavens, Zehra Zaidi, Wissam Al-Jundi, Palepu Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/649592