Regös J, Jámbor G, Samu T, Nagy L
Second Department of Surgery, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
Acta Chir Hung. 1994;34(3-4):375-81.
Aorto-intestinal fistula is a late complication of reconstructive vascular operation, which is difficult to indentify. After the cessation of a massive, life-threatening bleeding, the best result can be expected from extraanatomical, axillobifemoral bypass. The authors treated 5 patients for fistula, developed following an aorto-bifemoral bypass. Diagnosis could be made before operation only in two of the cases. Axillo-bifemoral bypass was performed in 3 patients following the treatment of the fistula and the removal of the graft; 2 of their patients recovered.
