Aortoesophageal and aortobronchial fistula caused by Candida albicans after thoracic endovascular aortic repair
Author(s) -
Igor Končar,
Marko Dragaš,
Predrag Sabljak,
Predrag Peško,
Miroslav Marković,
Lazar Davidović
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp141209074k
Subject(s) - medicine , aortoenteric fistula , surgery , stent , thoracic aortic aneurysm , fistula , aortic aneurysm , thoracic aorta , esophagectomy , radiology , aorta , aneurysm , abdominal aortic aneurysm , esophageal cancer , cancer
Endovascular stent-graft placement has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative to open surgery for the treatment of aortic aneurysms and dissections. There are few reports of stent graft infections and aortoenteric fistula after endovascular thoracic aortic aneurysm repair, and the first multicentric study (Italian survey) showed the incidence of about 2%.
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