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Published on: July 7, 2013
Endovascular repair of an aortoduodenal fistula
M K Eskandari1, M S Makaroun, K M Abu-Elmagd
1Division of General Surgery, The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA. m-eskandari@nwu.edu
Purpose:
To demonstrate the utility of endovascular stent-graft repair for the management of an unusual aortoduodenal fistula.
Methods And Results:
A 23-year-old man with an aortoduodenal fistula secondary to tumor necrosis was treated with a Corvita endoluminal stent-graft after several failed surgical attempts to repair the defect. At 2-year follow-up, the patient was clinically and radiographically devoid of any evidence of occult stent-graft infection.
Conclusions:
This case illustrates the usefulness of endovascular repair for the treatment of a primary aortoduodenal fistula. Endovascular repair should be included in the armamentarium for the management of difficult aortoduodenal fistulas.
