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Aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic stent grafting
José Albors1, José Ángel Bahamonde, Juan Manuel Sanchis
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario/Clinic University Hospital, Valencia, Spain. josealbors@hotmail.com
Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals
|November 22, 2011
Abstract:
Aortoesophageal fistula after thoracic stent grafting is rare and usually fatal. A 66-year-old woman developed an aortoesophageal fistula 1 month after endovascular stent grafting of the thoracic aorta for a complicated type B dissection. She had a fatal episode of massive bleeding before she could be treated. The limited treatment options are discussed.

