European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 682-692 , December 2007

Aortic Paraprosthetic-colonic Fistulae: A Review of the Literature

  • L.R. Leon Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) – Vascular Surgery Section, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • University of Arizona Health Science Center (AHSC) – Division of Vascular Surgery, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. L. R. Leon Jr., MD, RVT, SAVAHCS – Department of Vascular Surgery, Chief AHSC – Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, 3601 South 6th Avenue. Vascular Surgery Section Room N259, Tucson, AZ 85723, USA.
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  • J.L. Mills Sr.

      Affiliations

    • Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) – Vascular Surgery Section, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • University of Arizona Health Science Center (AHSC) – Division of Vascular Surgery, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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  • S.B. Psalms

      Affiliations

    • Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) – Vascular Surgery Section, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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  • J. Kasher

      Affiliations

    • Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) – Gastroenterology Section, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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  • J. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) – Gastroenterology Section, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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  • D.M. Ihnat

      Affiliations

    • Southern Arizona Veteran Affairs Health Care System (SAVAHCS) – Vascular Surgery Section, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • University of Arizona Health Science Center (AHSC) – Division of Vascular Surgery, Tucson, Arizona, USA

,Accepted 4 July 2007.

  • Image Result

    Colonoscopy finding in a 58 year-old male patient who presented to our institution with a history of aortobifemoral graft performed two years prior due to critical limb ischemia. Computed tomography a

    Colonoscopy finding in a 58 year-old male patient who presented to our institution with a history of aortobifemoral graft performed two years prior due to critical limb ischemia. Computed tomography and a white blood cell scan performed previously suggested the presence of an aortic paraprosthetic-colonic fistula. The Figure shows the left limb of the graft within the colonic lumen, which undoubtedly established the diagnosis.

PII: S1078-5884(07)00461-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.07.003

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 682-692 , December 2007