Lethal aorto-oesophageal fistula 16 years after aortic prosthetic reconstruction: Delayed rupture as cause of death
| Autor: | Francesco Locco, Roberto Demontis, Paola Roberti, Marica Felice, Beatrice Benedetti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Health Policy Fistula 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Vascular surgery medicine.disease Aortic repair Clinical onset Surgery 03 medical and health sciences Issues ethics and legal aspects 0302 clinical medicine 030228 respiratory system medicine.artery cardiovascular system Medicine Thoracic aorta business Aorto-oesophageal fistula Complication Law Cause of death |
| Zdroj: | Medicine, Science and the Law. 61:146-149 |
| ISSN: | 2042-1818 0025-8024 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0025802420936796 |
| Popis: | The development of aorto-oesophageal fistula (AOF) is a rare complication following thoracic aortic repair. Mortality is high, in most cases due to fatal haematemesis. The clinical onset is variable, occurring approximately one year after surgery. We report a case of a lethal AOF in a 58-year-old man. He underwent open vascular surgery 16 years prior to his death due to a rupture of the descending thoracic aorta. In the early 2000s, the open vascular approach was replaced by thoracic endovascular aortic repair. As a result of this approach, the number of surgical complications has reduced, with the exception of AOF. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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