A case of aortobronchial fistula caused by thoracic aortic aneurysm and successfully treated with an endovascular stent graft.
- Author:
Jee Hyun LEE
1
;
Chan Bok PARK
;
Jee Hun ROH
;
Shin KIM
;
Seong Man KIM
;
Seung Jae JOO
;
Jae Woo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin Universtiy College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. sejjoo@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hemoptysis;
Hematemesis;
Thoracic aortic aneurysm;
Aortobronchial fistula
- MeSH:
Aorta, Thoracic;
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic*;
Atherosclerosis;
Back Pain;
Blood Vessel Prosthesis*;
Cough;
Dyspnea;
Fistula*;
Hematemesis;
Hemoptysis;
Humans;
Rupture;
Stents*;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2003;65(Suppl 3):S721-S726
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thoracic aortic aneurysms are potentially life-threatening. They are caused by atherosclerosis, most commonly of the descending aorta. Clinical manifestations are due to the compression or erosion of adjacent structures, dissection, or rupture. Thoracic aortic aneurysms account for 50 to 60 percent of aortobronchopulmonary fistulas. Symptoms of aortobronchopulmonary fistulas include constant chest or back pain, cough, and dyspnea, as well as hemoptysis, which occurs in over 95 percent of cases. Recently, aortobronchial fistula, caused by thoracic aortic aneurysms, has been successfully treated with an endovascular stent graft. We report a patient with aortobronchial fistula presenting with hemoptysis, who was successfully treated with an endovascular stent graft.
