CASE 9—2015: Anesthetic Management of a Patient With Esophago-Pericardial Fistula Complicating Atrial Fibrillation Radiofrequency Ablation

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Oct;29(5):1357-64. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.06.022. Epub 2015 Jun 22.

Authors

Michael Essandoh¹, Andrew J Otey², Juan Crestanello³, Jonathan Keshishian⁴, Patrick G Brady⁴, Rebecca M Gerlach⁵

Affiliations

¹ Anesthesiology. Electronic address: Michael.Essandoh@osumc.edu.
² Anesthesiology.
³ Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
⁵ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

PMID: 26384634
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.06.022

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; cryoablation; esophagus; fistula; left atrium; pericardium; radiofrequency ablation.

Publication types

Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

Anesthetics / therapeutic use*
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
Esophageal Fistula / complications
Esophageal Fistula / therapy*
Fistula / complications
Fistula / therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pain / drug therapy*
Pain / etiology
Pain Management / methods*
Pericardium*

Substances

Anesthetics