Abstract
This report describes repair of an aortoesophageal fistula caused by a previously placed thoracic aortic graft. The diagnosis was made by esophagoscopy. The repair consisted of femoral-to-femoral cardiopulmonary bypass, excision of the old graft, placement of a new graft, esophagectomy, cervical esophagostomy, gastrostomy, and later reconstruction by cervical esophagogastrostomy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 253-255 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |