Aorto-enteric Fistula After Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Case Report and Review

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 401-406

  Chenu, C ^a   Marcheix, B ^a   Barcelo, C ^b   Rousseau, H ^b  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; allograft; aorto enteric fistula; endovascular repair; stent graft infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; AORTA GRAFT; AORTOINTESTINAL FISTULA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DESCENDING AORTA SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC DISEASES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STENTS; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 61849098325     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.11.037     Document Type: Review

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