Outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aortobronchial and aortoesophageal fistulas

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 428-440

  Jonker, Frederik H W ^a   Schlösser, Felix J V ^a   Moll, Frans L ^b   Van Herwaarden, Joost A ^b   Indes, Jeffrey E ^a   Verhagen, Hence J M ^c   Muhs, Bart E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortobronchial fistula; Aortoesophageal fistula; Outcome analysis; Thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA SURGERY; AORTOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; AORTOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ARTERY RUPTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS FISTULA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ENTEROSTOMY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATEMESIS; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; ILIAC ARTERY; INFECTION; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MORTALITY; MUSCLE FLAP; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS;

AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; BRONCHOSCOPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 70350151706     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/09-2741R.1     Document Type: Review

References (76)

1. Carter R, Mulder GA, Snyder EN, et al. Aortoesophageal fistula. Am J Surg. 1978;136:26-30.
2. Piciche M, De PR, Fabbri A, et al. Postoperative aortic fistulas into the airways: etiology, pathogenesis, presentation, diagnosis, and management. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003;75:1998-2006. (Pubitemid 36677266)
3. Eggebrecht H, Baumgart D, Radecke K, et al. Aortoesophageal fistula secondary to stent-graft repair of the thoracic aorta. J Endovasc Ther. 2004;11:161-167. (Pubitemid 38481067)
4. Hollander JE, Quick G. Aortoesophageal fistula: a comprehensive review of the literature. Am J Med. 1991;91:279-287.
5. Prokakis C, Koletsis E, Apostolakis E, et al. Aortoesophageal fistulas due to thoracic aorta aneurysm: surgical versus endovascular repair. Is there a role for combined aortic management? Med Sci Monit. 2008;14:RA48-RA54.
6. MacIntosh EL, Parrott JC, Unruh HW. Fistulas between the aorta and tracheobronchial tree. Ann Thorac Surg. 1991;51:515-519.
7. Dake MD, Miller DC, Semba CP, et al. Transluminal placement of endovascular stent-grafts for the treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. N Engl J Med. 1994;331:1729-1734.
8. Mitchell RS, Miller DC, Dake MD. Stent-graft repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms. Semin Vasc Surg. 1997;10:257-271. (Pubitemid 28012160)
9. Nienaber CA, Fattori R, Lund G, et al. Nonsurgical reconstruction of thoracic aortic dissection by stent-graft placement. N Engl J Med. 1999;340:1539-1545. (Pubitemid 29228182)
10. Lew WK, Rowe VL, Cunningham MJ, et al. Endovascular management of mycotic aortic aneurysms and associated aortoaerodigestive fistulas. Ann Vasc Surg. 2009;23:81-89.
11. Pitton MB, Herber S, Schmiedt W, et al. Long-term follow-up after endovascular treatment of acute aortic emergencies. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2008;31:23-35.
12. Kpodonu J, Rodriguez-Lopez JA, Ramaiah VG, et al. Endoluminal graft therapy for the treatment of an aorto-bronchial fistula: mid-term follow-up. J Card Surg. 2008;23:530-532.
13. Kenny D, Margey R, Turner MS, et al. Self-expanding and balloon-expandable covered stents in the treatment of aortic coarctation with or without aneurysm formation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008;72:65-71. (Pubitemid 352008985)
14. Zuber-Jerger I, Hempel U, Rockmann F, et al. Temporary stent placement in 2 cases of aortoesophageal fistula. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008;68:599-602.
15. Civilini E, Bertoglio L, Melissano G, et al. Aortic and esophageal endografting for secondary aortoenteric fistula. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2008;36:297-299.
16. Akaraviputh T, Sriprayoon T, Prachayakul V, et al. Endoscopic diagnosis of secondary aortoesophageal fistula. Endoscopy. 2008;40 Suppl 2:E90.
17. Seet E, Beevee S, Cheng A, et al. The Sengstaken-Blakemore tube: uses and abuses. Singapore Med J. 2008;49:e195-e197.
18. Saratzis N, Melas N, Saratzis A, et al. Minimally invasive endovascular intervention in emergent and urgent thoracic aortic pathologies: single center experience. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2008;49:312-319.
19. Chan YC, Ting AC, Law S, et al. Secondary infection of a pre-existing thoracic aortic aneurysm by iatrogenic oesophageal perforation with aorta-oesophageal fistula formation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009;35:365-367.
20. Sachithanandan A, McCafferty I, Riley P, et al. Emergency endovascular stent graft repair of aorto-bronchial fistulas postcoarctation repair. J Card Surg. 2007;22:524-526. (Pubitemid 350178869)
21. Wheatley GH, Nunez A, Preventza O, et al. Have we gone too far? Endovascular stent-graft repair of aortobronchial fistulas. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007;133:1277-1285. (Pubitemid 46656386)
22. Vallbohmer D, Holscher AH, Brunkwall J, et al. Management of a traumatic aortoesophageal fistula in a patient with a right-sided aortic arch. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007;134:1375-1376. (Pubitemid 47633652)
23. Min X, Guo J, Zhan Q, Yan J. Aortoesophageal fistula caused by descending aortic pseudoaneurysm: one case report. Chin Med J. 2007;120:2149-2150. (Pubitemid 350268167)
24. Kokotsakis J, Misthos P, Athanasiou T, et al. Endovascular stenting for primary aortobronchial fistula in association with massive hemoptysis. Tex Heart Inst J. 2007;34:369-372. (Pubitemid 350057583)
25. Taylor BJ, Stewart D, West P, et al. Endovascular repair of a secondary aortoesophageal fistula: a case report and review of the literature. Ann Vasc Surg. 2007;21:167-171. (Pubitemid 46367550)
26. Takahashi Y, Sasaki Y, Shibata T, et al. Home-made endovascular treatment of postoperative aortobronchial fistulas. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006;54:301-303. (Pubitemid 44385706)
27. Baril DT, Carroccio A, Ellozy SH, et al. Evolving strategies for the treatment of aortoenteric fistulas. J Vasc Surg. 2006;44:250-257. (Pubitemid 44142928)
28. Amabile P, Rollet G, Vidal V, et al. Emergency treatment of acute rupture of the descending thoracic aorta using endovascular stent-grafts. Ann Vasc Surg. 2006;20:723-730. (Pubitemid 46020497)
29. Iyer VS, Mackenzie KS, Tse LW, et al. Early outcomes after elective and emergent endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta. J Vasc Surg. 2006;43:677-683.
30. Quintana AL, Aguilar EM, Heredero AF, et al. Aortobronchial fistula after aortic coartactation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006;131:240-243.
31. Ikeda Y, Morita N, Kurihara H, et al. A primary aortoesophageal fistula due to esophageal carcinoma successfully treated with endoluminal aortic stent grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006;131:486-487. (Pubitemid 43121583)
32. Marcheix B, Lamarche Y, Perrault P, et al. Endovascular management of pseudo-aneurysms after previous surgical repair of congenital aortic coarctation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2007;31:1004-1007. (Pubitemid 46719978)
33. Ting AC, Cheng SW, Ho P, et al. Endovascular stent graft repair for infected thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysms - a durable option? J Vasc Surg. 2006;44:701-705.
34. Metz R, Kimmings AN, Verhagen HJ, et al. Aortoesophageal fistula successfully treated by endovascular stent-graft. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006;82:1117-1119. (Pubitemid 44246674)
35. Pirrelli S, Bozzani A, Arici V, et al. Endovascular treatment of acute haemoptysis secondary to aortobronchial fistula. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2006;32:366-368. (Pubitemid 44341112)
36. Marone EM, Baccari P, Brioschi C, et al. Surgical and endovascular treatment of secondary aortoesophageal fistula. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006;131:1409-1410. (Pubitemid 43776073)
37. Zamora CA, Sugimoto K, Tsuji Y, et al. Stent-grafting of an infected aortoesophageal fistula following ingestion of a fish bone. J Endovasc Ther. 2005;12:522-523. (Pubitemid 41105805)
38. Kaw LL, Owens EL, Kansal N. Endovascular repair of an aortopulmonary fistula via the axillary artery. Ann Vasc Surg. 2005;19:487-491. (Pubitemid 41126046)
39. Bos WT, Verhoeven EL, Zeebregts CJ, et al. Emergency endovascular stent grafting for thoracic aortic pathology. Vascular. 2007;15:12-17. (Pubitemid 46797751)
40. Assink J, Vierhout BP, Snellen JP, et al. Emergency endovascular repair of an aortoesophageal fistula caused by a foreign body. J Endovasc Ther. 2005;12:129-133. (Pubitemid 40229401)
41. Dagenais F, Normand JP, Turcotte R, et al. Changing trends in management of thoracic aortic disease: where do we stand with thoracic endovascular stent grafts? Can J Cardiol. 2005;21:173-178.
42. Munneke G, Loosemore T, Smith J, et al. Pseudoaneurysm after aortic coarctation repair presenting with an aortobronchial fistula successfully treated with an aortic stent graft. Clin Radiol. 2006;61:104-108. (Pubitemid 43040393)
43. Gonzalez-Fajardo JA, Gutierrez V, Martin-Pedrosa M, et al. Endovascular repair in the presence of aortic infection. Ann Vasc Surg. 2005;19:94-98.
44. Abdul-Ghani A, Pisipati S, McWilliams R, et al. Aorto-bronchial fistula following aortic and bronchial stenting of a thoracic aneurysm. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006;29:419-421. (Pubitemid 43207590)
45. Islam S, Williams DM, Teitelbaum DH. Aortobronchial fistula from invasive Aspergillus infection of the lung: an endovascular approach to repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2005;40:e19-e22. (Pubitemid 41774198)
46. Bonavina L, Lupattelli T, Bona D, et al. Bronchoesophageal fistula after endovascular repair of ruptured aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. J Vasc Surg. 2005;41:712-714. (Pubitemid 40637673)
47. Smaroff GG, Keenan RJ, Birdas T, et al. Aortobronchial fistula resulting from bronchial stents treated with endovascular stent grafting. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians; October 25, 2004; Seattle, WA, USA.
48. Martin M, Steele S, Mullenix P, et al. Endoscopic diagnosis of a clinically silent aortoesophageal fistula: case report and review of the literature. Ann Vasc Surg. 2004;18:352-356. (Pubitemid 38691570)
49. Nishibe T, Koizumi J, Kudo F, et al. Successful endovascular stent-graft treatment for an aortoesophageal fistula caused by a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm: report of a case. Surg Today. 2004;34:529-531. (Pubitemid 38738473)
50. Numan F, Arbatli H, Yagan N, et al. Endovascular treatment of an aortobronchial fistula. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2004;27:71-73. (Pubitemid 38240892)
51. Böckler D, Schumacher H, Schwarzbach M, et al. Endoluminal stent-graft repair of aortobronchial fistulas: bridging or definitive long-term solution? J Endovasc Ther. 2004;11:41-48. (Pubitemid 38197613)
52. Ramaiah V, Rodriguez-Lopez J, Diethrich EB. Endografting of the thoracic aorta. J Card Surg. 2003;18:444-454.
53. Leobon B, Roux D, Mugniot A, et al. Endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic fistulas. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002;74:247-249. (Pubitemid 34742007)
54. Guillem P, Porte H, Techer E, et al. Aortoesophageal fistula of uncommon origin: perforation of a Barrett's ulcer. Dis Esophagus. 2003;16:259-260.
55. Orend KH, Scharrer-Pamler R, Kapfer X, et al. Endovascular treatment in diseases of the descending thoracic aorta: 6-year results of a single center. J Vasc Surg. 2003;37:91-99. (Pubitemid 36236949)
56. Alric P, Berthet JP, Branchereau P, et al. Endovascular repair for acute rupture of the descending thoracic aorta. J Endovasc Ther. 2002;9(suppl II):II-51-II59. (Pubitemid 34793420)
57. Oppenheimer R, Brotherton L. Aortobronchial fistula: a rare etiology for hemoptysis. Ear Nose Throat J. 2002;81:257-259. (Pubitemid 34408615)
58. Haulon S, Koussa M, Beregi JP, et al. Stent-graft repair of the thoracic aorta: short-term results. Ann Vasc Surg. 2002;16:700-707. (Pubitemid 41184214)
59. van Doorn RC, Reekers J, de Mol BA, et al. Aortoesophageal fistula secondary to mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm: endovascular repair and transhiatal esophagectomy. J Endovasc Ther. 2002;9:212-217. (Pubitemid 34579053)
60. D'Ancona G, Dagenais F, Bauset R. Endoluminal stenting of the aorta as treatment of aortoesophageal fistula due to primary aortic disease. Tex Heart Inst J. 2002;29:216-217. (Pubitemid 35006931)
61. Thompson CS, Ramaiah VG, Rodriquez-Lopez JA, et al. Endoluminal stent graft repair of aortobronchial fistulas. J Vasc Surg. 2002;35:387-391. (Pubitemid 44718649)
62. Bond SE, McGuinness CL, Reidy JF, et al. Repair of secondary aortoesophageal fistula by endoluminal stent-grafting. J Endovasc Ther. 2001;8:597-601. (Pubitemid 34027735)
63. Burks JA, Faries PL, Gravereaux EC, et al. Endovascular repair of bleeding aortoenteric fistulas: a 5-year experience. J Vasc Surg. 2001;34:1055-1059.
64. Yoo JH, Lee CT, Shim YS, et al. Aortobronchial fistula presenting as recurrent hemoptysis and successfully treated with an endovascular stent graft. Respiration. 2001;68:537-539.
65. Caiati JM, Marin ML, Flores RM, et al. Endovascular management of an aortobronchial fistula arising after resection of a primary aortic sarcoma: a case report. Vasc Surg. 2001;35:73-79.
66. Krämer S, Pamler R, Seifarth H, et al. Endovascular grafting of traumatic aortic aneurysms in contaminated fields. J Endovasc Ther. 2001;8:262-267. (Pubitemid 32678737)
67. Kato N, Tadanori H, Tanaka K, et al. Aortoesophageal fistula-relief of massive hematemesis with an endovascular stent-graft. Eur J Radiol. 2000;34:63-66. (Pubitemid 30251976)
68. Miyata T, Ohara N, Shigematsu H, et al. Endovascular stent graft repair of aortopulmonary fistula. J Vasc Surg. 1999;29:557-560. (Pubitemid 29152280)
69. Karmy-Jones R, Lee CA, Nicholls SC, et al. Management of aortobronchial fistula with an aortic stent-graft. Chest. 1999;116:255-257. (Pubitemid 29340294)
70. Semba CP, Sakai T, Slonim SM, et al. Mycotic aneurysms of the thoracic aorta: repair with use of endovascular stent-grafts. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 1998;91 Pt 1:33-40. (Pubitemid 28049687)
71. Oliva VL, Bui BT, Leclerc G, et al. Aortoesophageal fistula: repair with transluminal placement of a thoracic aortic stent-graft. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 1997;81 Pt 1:35-38. (Pubitemid 27522847)
72. Campagna AC, Wehner JH, Kirsch CM, et al. Endovascular stenting of an aortopulmonary fistula presenting with hemoptysis. Acase report. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1996;37:643-646. (Pubitemid 27072479)
73. Chuter TA, Ivancev K, Lindblad B, et al. Endovascular stent-graft exclusion of an aortobronchial fistula. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 1996;7:357-359.
74. Topel I, Stehr A, Steinbauer MG, et al. Surgical strategy in aortoesophageal fistulae: endovascular stentgrafts and in situ repair of the aorta with cryopreserved homografts. Ann Surg. 2007;246:853-859. (Pubitemid 350035663)
75. Mok VW, Ting AC, Law S, et al. Combined endovascular stent grafting and endoscopic injection of fibrin sealant for aortoenteric fistula complicating esophagectomy. J Vasc Surg. 2004;40:1234-1237. (Pubitemid 40037294)
76. Chiari H. Ueber Premdkorperverletzung des Oesophagus mit Aortenperforation. Ber Klin Wochenschr. 1914;51:7.