Endovascular Repair of Aortobronchial Fistula due to Saccular Aneurysm of Thoracic Aorta

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair of aortobronchial fistulas.

BACKGROUND Thoracic endovascular aortic repair of aortobronchial fistulas is an emerging treatment modality for this highly lethal condition. The feasibility and long-term durability of this form of intervention are largely unknown. METHODS The records of five patients who received endografts to treat aortobronchial fistulas at our institution were reviewed. A literature review was also condu...

Old Solutions for New Troubles in Complications after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair

Background  The authors present two cases with type B aortic dissection initially treated by endovascular stent graft who developed aortic complications posttreatment and required surgical treatment. Case Description  A 50-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man underwent endovascular treatment for thoracic aortic aneurysm associated with type B dissection and -both of them evolved with endoleak t...

Aortoesophageal fistula as a complication of thoracic aorta aneurism stent grafting – a case report and literature review

BACKGROUND Endovascular stent grafting is performed in patients with aneurysms of aorta or other major vessels. The procedure is considered to be generally safe, with a low risk of complications, the most common of which include endoleaks, stenosis or thrombosis at the stagraft and itsmigration. Very rare complications include aortoesophageal and aortobronchial fistulas (0.5-1.7% cases). CASE...

Endovascular management of an acquired aortobronchial fistula following aortic bypass for coarctation.

Aortobronchial fistula (ABF) in the setting of aortic coarctation repair is very rare but uniformly fatal if untreated. Endovascular stenting of the descending aorta is now the first-choice approach for ABF presenting with haemoptysis and offers a less-invasive technique with improved outcomes, compared with open repair. We report a case of late ABF occurring following bypass for aortic coarcta...

TEVAR for Ruptured Saccular Thoracic Aneurysm with Aortobronchial Fistula with Overnight Hospitalization