Aorto-enteric Fistula 15 Years After Uncomplicated Endovascular Aortic Repair with Unforeseen Onset of Endocarditis

TY - JOUR

T1 - Aorto-enteric Fistula 15 Years After Uncomplicated Endovascular Aortic Repair with Unforeseen Onset of Endocarditis

AU - Kadhim, M M K

AU - Rasmussen, J B G

AU - Eiberg, J P

PY - 2016

Y1 - 2016

N2 - IntroductionAorto-enteric fistula after endovascular aortic repair is an exceedingly rare but serious condition.ReportA rare case of a fistula between the excluded aortic sac and the transverse colon 15 years after endovascular aortic repair is described. Onset was endocarditis without gastrointestinal haemorrhage, migration, endoleak, or aortic sac dilatation. The patient was successfully treated by fistula excision, debridement and broad spectrum antibiotic treatment without endograft explantation.DiscussionAorto-enteric fistula can emerge after endovascular repair with an unforeseen onset such as endocarditis, which in this case probably occurred as metastatic sepsis from endograft infection.

AB - IntroductionAorto-enteric fistula after endovascular aortic repair is an exceedingly rare but serious condition.ReportA rare case of a fistula between the excluded aortic sac and the transverse colon 15 years after endovascular aortic repair is described. Onset was endocarditis without gastrointestinal haemorrhage, migration, endoleak, or aortic sac dilatation. The patient was successfully treated by fistula excision, debridement and broad spectrum antibiotic treatment without endograft explantation.DiscussionAorto-enteric fistula can emerge after endovascular repair with an unforeseen onset such as endocarditis, which in this case probably occurred as metastatic sepsis from endograft infection.

U2 - 10.1016/j.ejvssr.2016.03.004

DO - 10.1016/j.ejvssr.2016.03.004

M3 - Letter

C2 - 28856303

SN - 2405-6553

VL - 31

SP - 16

EP - 18

JO - EJVES Short Reports

JF - EJVES Short Reports

ER -