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  • Title: A bad experience with endovascular treatment of an aortobronchial fistula.
    Author: Eldien AS, Deo S, Nichols FC, Greason KL.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2012 Feb; 93(2):650-1. PubMed ID: 22269732.
    Abstract:
    A 35-year-old woman presented with an aortobronchial fistula after polyester graft replacement of coarctation of the descending thoracic aortic. Treatment of the fistula included antibiotic therapy and stent graft placement. Life-threatening sepsis developed in the postoperative period. Subsequent treatment required excision of the infected graft complex with extra-anatomic reconstruction of the thoracic aorta. The patient had a very stormy postoperative course and required heroic measures, including mechanical circulatory support, to achieve survival. The present case demonstrates failure of endovascular therapy of an aortobronchial fistula. The case should serve as a cautious reminder that the underlying cause for infection remains even after apparent successful endovascular therapy.
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