European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 273-279 , March 2010

Aorto-oesophageal and Aortobronchial Fistulae Following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: A National Survey

Received 8 August 2009 ,Accepted 7 December 2009.

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    Aortoesophageal fistula following TEVAR. A) Preoperative CT scan demonstrating air bubbles in the thrombus (arrows). B) Intra-operative photograph during surgical conversion shows thoracic stent-graft

    Aortoesophageal fistula following TEVAR. A) Preoperative CT scan demonstrating air bubbles in the thrombus (arrows). B) Intra-operative photograph during surgical conversion shows thoracic stent-graft removal, and aortic in situ reconstruction with a silver-coated prosthetic graft.

 Presented at the XXIII Annual Meeting 3-6 September, 2009, European Society for Vascular Surgery, Oslo, Norway.

PII: S1078-5884(09)00616-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.12.007

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 273-279 , March 2010