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Secondary graft-oesophageal fistula after total arch replacement

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, ISSN: 1569-9285, Vol: 25, Issue: 2, Page: 331-332
2017
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Secondary graft-oesophageal fistula is a fatal complication of aortic arch replacement. We report a successful two-stage surgical management of a graft-oesophageal fistula seen in a 68-year-old woman 3 years after total aortic arch replacement. She presented with a prolonged intractable fever without haematemesis. The fistula occurred between the distal aortic anastomosis and oesophagus; the entire graft was surrounded by air. In the first-stage operation, we performed re-replacement of the entire infected graft, oesophagectomy with cervical oesophagostomy, omental transfer and cervical routing of the stomach roll, through an extended left thoracotomy incision with sternal transection. Intravenous antibiotics were administered for 6 weeks; the second-stage cervico-oesophageal anastomosis was performed 57 days later. She was discharged without complications and is doing well 6 months postoperatively.

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