[Endovascular treatment of aorto-esophageal fistula due to esophageal cancer. Report of one case].

Abstract

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma can spread locally to neighboring organs in the mediastinum. When it invades the aorta, the patient may develop an aorto esophageal fistula (AEF), complication that carries a high mortality rate. We report a 62-year-old male with stage IV esophageal carcinoma who, after chemo radiation treatment, developed an AEF. He was successfully treated with the use of an aortic endograft. The patient died 13 months later due to progression of his cancer, without evidence of sepsis or new bleeding episodes.

• Authors: Michel Bergoeing R, Renato Mertens M, Leopoldo Mariné M, Francisco Valdés E, Albrecht Kramer Sch, Bruno Nervi N, Yerko Borghero R
• Journal: Revista medica de Chile (Rev Med Chil) Vol. 141 Issue 2 Pg. 264-7 (Feb 2013) ISSN: 0717-6163 [Electronic] Chile
• Vernacular Title: Tratamiento endovascular de fístula aorto esofágica secundaria a cáncer de esófago. Caso clínico.
• PMID: 23732502 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aortic Diseases (etiology, surgery)
• Carcinoma, Squamous Cell (complications)
• Endovascular Procedures
• Esophageal Fistula (etiology, surgery)
• Esophageal Neoplasms (complications)
• Fatal Outcome
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Vascular Fistula (etiology, surgery)