Barrios Carvajal María, Díaz-Tobarra María, Martí-Obiol Roberto, López Mozos Fernando, Ortega Serrano Joaquín
Esophagogastric Surgery Unit, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia, Spain.
Esophagogastric Surgery Unit, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia, Spain.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Sep;100(3):1091-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.11.038.
The aortoesophageal fistula secondary to the rupture of an aneurysm is a rare entity that usually has a fatal outcome. We present the case of a young patient with an aortoesophageal fistula secondary to a thoracic aortic aneurysm successfully treated with a combination of endoscopic and surgical techniques.