Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation Therapy
Primary aortoduodenal fistula (ADF) is a direct communication between the abdominal aorta and the gastrointestinal tract without any previous vascular intervention and represents a rare but critical cause of repeated and massive gastrointestinal bleeding. Primary ADF often occurs as a result of athe...
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| author | Kazuhiko Morikawa Hirokazu Ashida Yosuke Nozawa Kenji Motohashi Takao Igarashi Hiroya Ojiri Yuji Kanaoka Takao Ohki |
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| description | Primary aortoduodenal fistula (ADF) is a direct communication between the abdominal aorta and the gastrointestinal tract without any previous vascular intervention and represents a rare but critical cause of repeated and massive gastrointestinal bleeding. Primary ADF often occurs as a result of atherosclerotic aneurysm and infection, but ADF involving a normal-size aorta is rare; furthermore, ADF related to radiation therapy is extremely rare. We present the case of a 56-year-old man with a history of bowel obstruction due to radiation enteritis who was admitted with severe hematemesis and hemorrhagic shock. Gastroduodenal endoscopy and contrast-enhanced computed tomography findings were unremarkable. Aortoduodenal fistula was suspected based on the diffuse calcification of the abdominal aorta confined to the radiation field and the presence of an aortoduodenal communication on angiography. Endovascular repair with a stent graft seemed to be a safer option than open surgery and was suited to the rapid control of bleeding from ADF because of the patients’ unstable hemodynamic state and the presence of intestinal adhesions. The fistula was successfully sealed by endovascular stent graft placement. Hematemesis did not recur postoperatively and anemia gradually improved. The patient died from pneumonia 33 days later. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a8df394b494e43bc931720edc4e6cba72025-02-03T05:46:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702017-01-01201710.1155/2017/20871422087142Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation TherapyKazuhiko Morikawa0Hirokazu Ashida1Yosuke Nozawa2Kenji Motohashi3Takao Igarashi4Hiroya Ojiri5Yuji Kanaoka6Takao Ohki7Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Vascular Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Vascular Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanPrimary aortoduodenal fistula (ADF) is a direct communication between the abdominal aorta and the gastrointestinal tract without any previous vascular intervention and represents a rare but critical cause of repeated and massive gastrointestinal bleeding. Primary ADF often occurs as a result of atherosclerotic aneurysm and infection, but ADF involving a normal-size aorta is rare; furthermore, ADF related to radiation therapy is extremely rare. We present the case of a 56-year-old man with a history of bowel obstruction due to radiation enteritis who was admitted with severe hematemesis and hemorrhagic shock. Gastroduodenal endoscopy and contrast-enhanced computed tomography findings were unremarkable. Aortoduodenal fistula was suspected based on the diffuse calcification of the abdominal aorta confined to the radiation field and the presence of an aortoduodenal communication on angiography. Endovascular repair with a stent graft seemed to be a safer option than open surgery and was suited to the rapid control of bleeding from ADF because of the patients’ unstable hemodynamic state and the presence of intestinal adhesions. The fistula was successfully sealed by endovascular stent graft placement. Hematemesis did not recur postoperatively and anemia gradually improved. The patient died from pneumonia 33 days later.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2087142 |
| spellingShingle | Kazuhiko Morikawa Hirokazu Ashida Yosuke Nozawa Kenji Motohashi Takao Igarashi Hiroya Ojiri Yuji Kanaoka Takao Ohki Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation Therapy Case Reports in Radiology |
| title | Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation Therapy |
| title_full | Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation Therapy |
| title_fullStr | Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation Therapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation Therapy |
| title_short | Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation Therapy |
| title_sort | endovascular repair with a stent graft in a patient with aortoduodenal fistula after radiation therapy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2087142 |
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