Endoluminal Graft Therapy for the Treatment of an Aorto-Bronchial Fistula: Mid-Term Follow-Up

Open surgical repair of aorto bronchial fistulas is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Endovascular stent graft as an alternative therapy, though limited, has produced acceptable initial results, but few reports of mid‐term follow‐up are available. We report the mid‐term results with th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of cardiac surgery 2008-10, Vol.23 (5), p.530-532
Hauptverfasser: Kpodonu, Jacques, Rodriguez-Lopez, Julio A., Ramaiah, Venkatesh G., Diethrich, Edward B.
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Zusammenfassung:Open surgical repair of aorto bronchial fistulas is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Endovascular stent graft as an alternative therapy, though limited, has produced acceptable initial results, but few reports of mid‐term follow‐up are available. We report the mid‐term results with the use of an endograft to treat a patient with both an aorto bronchial fistula and a contained rupture of the thoracic aorta.
ISSN:0886-0440
1540-8191
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00562.x