Endovascular Treatment of a Bleeding Secondary Aorto-Enteric Fistula. A Case Report with 1-Year Follow-up

Journal Article · Sat Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-007-9099-1· OSTI ID:21090805

Vasdekis, Spyros ^[1]; Kostopanagiotou, Georgia ^[2]; Danias, Nikolaos ^[3]; Alexopoulou, Efthymia ^[4]; Petropoulou, Konstantina ^[3]; Gouliamos, Athanasios ^[4]; Perros, Georgios ^[3]

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1. Athens University, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Third Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery (Greece)
2. Athens University, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology (Greece)
3. Athens University, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Fourth Department of Surgery (Greece)
4. Athens University, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Second Department of Radiology (Greece)

We report a patient with life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a secondary aorto-enteric fistula. Because the patient had several comorbid conditions, we successfully stopped the bleeding by endovascular placement of a bifurcated aortic stent-graft. The patient developed periaortic infection 4 months later, but he was managed with antibiotics. The patient is well 1 year after the procedure.

• OSTI ID: 21090805
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Journal Name: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 30; ISSN 0174-1551; ISSN CAIRDG
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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