Surgical Management of Aorto-Esophageal Fistula as a Late Complication after Graft Replacement for Acute Aortic Dissection
A 49-year-old male presented with chills and a fever. Five years previously, he underwent ascending aorta and aortic arch replacement using the elephant trunk technique for DeBakey type 1 aortic dissection. The preoperative evaluation found an esophago-paraprosthetic fistula between the prosthetic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.1.54 |