SUMMARY We report a case of aorto esophageal fistula (AEF) with delayed esophageal reconstruction employing microvascular anastomosis. We demonstrate here that our method is useful for delayed esophageal reconstruction following AEF.

The mechanical properties of left ventricular contraction were described in terms of tension, velocity, length, and time in closed-chest, sedated dogs in which a large aorto-caval fistula had resulted in circulatory congestion, and the results were compared with those in normal dogs. Instantaneous contractile element velocity was calculated from left ventricular pressure and its first derivativ...

We report a unique case of a celiac artery graft – duodenal fistula in a 60-year-old male, who developed upper gastrointestinal bleeding two months after initial open resection of a celiac artery aneurysm and placement of an aorto-celiac artery graft. The patient underwent successful repair of the fistula and the resection of the involved graft with ligation of the common hepatic artery and spl...

Primary aorto-enteric fistula (PAEF) develops between the native aorta and the gastro-intestinal tract, in the presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. It is a rare, life-threatening condition and appears to be less frequent than secondary aorto-enteric fistula, which is associated with previous aortic prosthetic reconstruction. When untreated, the overall mortality rate is almost 100%. Diagno...

An aorto-gastric fistula is a catastrophic and rare cause of an upper gastrointestinal bleed. The diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion and expedient management as any delay in each of these component, will be to the detriment of the patient. We report a case of a patient with two episodes of this rare event, with haemodynamic compromise, 15 years after having had a trans-hiatal oesophag...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) techniques are rapidly evolving, and results of published trials suggest that TAVR is emerging as the standard of care in certain patient subsets and a viable alternative to surgery in others. As TAVR is a relatively new procedure and continues to gain its acceptance, rare procedural complications will continue to appear. Our case is about an 89-yea...

Background: To describe the profile of patients with vesicovaginal fistula and success rate of surgery. Methods: In this cross sectional study, patients with complaints of continuous leakage of urine diagnosed on the basis of history and clinical examination as a case of vesicovaginal fistula were included. All patients with urinary incontinence due to other causes were excluded from study. Dye...