Endovascular Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Detected with the Use of CT Angiography

• Authors: Piotr Szopiński , Mateusz Terlecki , Eliza Pleban
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The authors present a case of a patient with a history of open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm with a tube graft three years previously presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding as a sign of aortoduodenal fistula. The diagnosis of the fistula was established on the basis of computed tomography angiography, with no source of bleeding found in endoscopy. Endovascular treatment was undertaken due to high operative risk (ASA class IV). A tube stentgraft was implanted covering both anastomoses of the previously implanted prosthesis. In 2-year observation no recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding was noticed.

Keywords

EN

abdominal aortic aneurysm; aorto-duodenal fistula; computed tomography; stent-graft

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 81
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 156-158

Dates

published

1 - 3 - 2009

online

8 - 9 - 2009

Contributors

author

Piotr Szopiński

• 1st Chair and Clinic of General and Vascular Surgery, II Medical Faculty, Warsaw Medical University

author

Mateusz Terlecki

• Department of Rentgenodiagnostıc and Computed Tomography, Bródnowski Hospital, Warsaw

author

Eliza Pleban

• 1st Chair and Clinic of General and Vascular Surgery, II Medical Faculty, Warsaw Medical University

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-009-0022-0