Aortoesophageal fistula - relief of massive hematemesis with an endovascular stent-graft

Authors
Kato, N Tadanori, H Tanaka, K Yasuda, F Iwata, M Kawarada, Y Yada, I Takeda, K
Citation
N. Kato et al., Aortoesophageal fistula - relief of massive hematemesis with an endovascular stent-graft, EUR J RAD, 34(1), 2000, pp. 63-66
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
0720048X → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
63 - 66
Database
ISI
SICI code
0720-048X(200004)34:1<63:AF-ROM>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A 59-year-old man with an esophageal carcinoma developed massive hematemesi s due to aortoesophageal fistula after irradiation therapy reached 58 Gy. E mergent treatment with an endovascular stent-graft was successfully perform ed and the patient followed an uneventful course until he died of pneumonia 4.5 months later, which was caused by a tracheoesophageal fistula. Stent-g raft repair is a safe and effective method to treat aortoesophageal fistula and may be an alternative to surgical resection. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.