Acute management of aortobronchial and aortoesophageal fistulas using thoracic endovascular aortic repair Jonker FHW et al. - TEVAR does prevent immediate exsanguination in patients admitted with AEF and ABF but after initial deployment of the endograft and control of the hemodynamic status, most patients, in particular those with AEF, are at risk for infectious complications. Early esophageal repair after TEVAR appears to improve the survival in case of AEF. [more...]
