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Management of an aorto-esophageal fistula, complicating a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm endova...

Management of an aorto-esophageal fistula, complicating a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm endova...

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Management of an aorto-esophageal fistula, complicating a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm endovascularly repaired

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Full title

Management of an aorto-esophageal fistula, complicating a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm endovascularly repaired

Publisher

Tokyo: Springer Japan

Journal title

General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2016-04, Vol.64 (4), p.216-219

Language

English

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Publisher

Tokyo: Springer Japan

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Contents

Aorto-esophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but devastating complication of thoracic aorta endovascular repair (TEVAR). We report a case of a 64-year-old male who presented with chest pain and high CRP levels 10 months after TEVAR for a 9 cm diameter descending thoracic aortic aneurysm. The diagnosis of an AEF was confirmed and the patient was treated...

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Full title

Management of an aorto-esophageal fistula, complicating a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm endovascularly repaired

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1775630890

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1775630890

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ISSN

1863-6705

E-ISSN

1863-6713

DOI

10.1007/s11748-014-0421-y

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