Endovascular treatment of a bleeding secondary aorto-enteric fistula. A case report with 1-year follow-up

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2007 Sep-Oct;30(5):1037-41. doi: 10.1007/s00270-007-9099-1.

Abstract

We report a patient with life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding caused by a secondary aorto-enteric fistula. Because the patient had several comorbid conditions, we succesfully 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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anastomosis, Surgical / adverse effects
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
  • Aortic Diseases / complications
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Diseases / etiology
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Duodenal Diseases / complications
  • Duodenal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Duodenal Diseases / etiology
  • Duodenal Diseases / surgery*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula / complications
  • Intestinal Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Intestinal Fistula / etiology
  • Intestinal Fistula / surgery*
  • Male
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Stents
  • Surgical Wound Infection / drug therapy
  • Surgical Wound Infection / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Fistula / complications
  • Vascular Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Vascular Fistula / etiology
  • Vascular Fistula / surgery*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents