| Autor: |
Chuter, Timothy A.M., Lukaszewicz, Gregory C., Reilly, Linda M., Kerlan, Robert K., Faruqi, Rishad, Sawhney, Raj, Wall, Susan D., Canto, Catherine, LaBerge, Jean M., Gordon, Roy L., Messina, Louis M. |
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Journal of Endovascular Therapy; June 2000, Vol. 7 Issue: 3 p240-244, 5p |
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Purpose: To describe a case of presumed aortoduodenal fistula that was treated by endovascular implantation of a stent-graft.Methods and Results: A 76-year-old man was transferred from another hospital where he had been treated for upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage over a 2-month period. Ten years previously, he had undergone aortobifemoral bypass, the right limb of which recently thrombosed. At the time of transfer, computed tomographic scanning showed a large false aneurysm between the aorta and the duodenum. Endoscopy disclosed mucosal erosions in the fourth portion of the duodenum. Following implantation of 2 overlapping stent-grafts, the bleeding ceased and the false aneurysm disappeared. At no time did the patient have a fever. The patient initially did well, but 8 months after treatment, he presented with fever and chills. Recurrent infection had caused erosion of the aorta so that a large portion of the stent-graft was visible from the duodenum. The infected graft and stent-grafts were removed in a two-part operation, from which the patient recovered satisfactorily.Conclusions: Endovascular stent-grafts may have a role to play in the management of aortoduodenal fistula, if only as a temporary measure to control bleeding. |
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