Aortic aneurysm has been reported to be the dominant cause of primary iliac-enteric fistula (IEF) in > 70% of cases [1]; other less common causes of primary IEF include peptic ulcer, primary aortitis, pancreatic pseudocyst, or neoplastic erosion into an adjacent artery [2, 3]. We describe an unusual case of IEF managed with a staged approach using an endovascular stent-graft as a "bridge" in the emergency setting to optimize the next elective definitive excision of the lesion.
Emergency endovascular bridge treatment for iliac-enteric fistula / M.A.T. Franchin, M. Piffaretti, G. Carrafiello, G. Castelli. - In: CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. - ISSN 0174-1551. - 34:5(2011 Oct), pp. 1106-1108.
Emergency endovascular bridge treatment for iliac-enteric fistula
G. Carrafiello;
2011
Abstract
Aortic aneurysm has been reported to be the dominant cause of primary iliac-enteric fistula (IEF) in > 70% of cases [1]; other less common causes of primary IEF include peptic ulcer, primary aortitis, pancreatic pseudocyst, or neoplastic erosion into an adjacent artery [2, 3]. We describe an unusual case of IEF managed with a staged approach using an endovascular stent-graft as a "bridge" in the emergency setting to optimize the next elective definitive excision of the lesion.
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