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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2005;13:374-376
© 2005 Asia Publishing EXchange Ltd

CASE STUDY

Secondary Rupture of Aorta Following the Surgical Management of Aortoesophageal Fistula

Tao Jin, MD, Guo-Wei Yu, MD, Liang Ma, MD

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery The First Affiliated Hospital Medical College of Zhejiang University Zhejiang, China

For reprint information contact: Tao Jin, MD Tel: 86 571 8723 6841 Fax: 86 571 8723 6628 Email:tjincn{at}21cn.com, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China.

A patient suffering from an aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) caused by a fish bone, was treated in our institute in 2000. The operation was successful and the patient had an uneventful early postoperative course. However, the patient died of frank hematemesis on the 6th postoperative day due to secondary rupture of the aorta. The lessons learnt and surgical efforts to manage AEF caused by an esophageal foreign body are discussed.






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