Abstract
Purpose:
To report the endovascular repair of an aortobronchial fistula at the distal anastomosis of a complex thoracic graft.
Case Report:
A 61-year-old man operated 18 years prior for aortic coarctation presented with hemoptysis. An aortobronchial fistula was suspected, but spiral computed tomography and angiography showed only a small pseudoaneurysm at the distal anastomosis without revealing the fistulous tract. A Talent stent-graft was successfully deployed through a femoral access, but the large delivery system injured the external iliac artery, producing a retroperitoneal hemorrhage. Prompt balloon occlusion of the aorta and subsequent bypass graft repair of the arterial injury prevented serious sequelae. The patient recovered without further complications. Follow-up imaging to 2 years has documented exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm with no hemoptysis or signs of new false aneurysm formation.
Conclusions:
Endovascular exclusion of anastomotic pseudoaneurysms even in complicated cases can be an efficient treatment option, but the procedure must be carefully planned and executed in order to achieve good results.
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