Staged Surgical Treatment of Primary Aortoesophageal Fistula / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 182-185, 2019.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-761847
ABSTRACT
Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare and potentially fatal disease that causes massive gastrointestinal bleeding. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment are essential to prevent mortality. Controlling the massive bleeding is the most important aspect of treating AEF. The traditional surgical treatment was emergent thoracotomy, but intraoperative or perioperative mortality was high. We report a case of a patient presenting with hematemesis who was successfully treated by a staged treatment, in which bridging thoracic endovascular aortic repair was followed by delayed surgical repair of the esophagus and aorta.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Aorta
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Thoracotomy
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Hematemesis
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Mortality
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Early Diagnosis
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Esophagus
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Fistula
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Hemorrhage
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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