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ArticleJournal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques2026

Staged open surgical repair of an aortic esophageal fistula in the setting of an aortic dissection.

Sneha Thandra, Olivia Fuson, Victor Pretorius, Mark Onaitis, Mark Kearns, Ann Gaffey

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Article in Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Sneha ThandraDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Olivia FusonDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Victor PretoriusDivision of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Mark OnaitisDivision of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Mark KearnsDivision of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Ann GaffeyDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare but fatal complication commonly arising from thoracic aortic aneurysms or secondarily from thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Management remains challenging with few reports of durable repair. We present a 52-year-old woman with prior type A aortic dissection repair who developed persistent pain requiring arch replacement and thoracic endovascular aortic repair. She presented 4 months later with sepsis and imaging revealing extraluminal gas consistent with aortoesophageal fistula. She underwent graft explantation, debridement, and esophageal resection with delayed esophagostomy. Thirty months postoperatively, she remains stable. This case highlights early recognition and aggressive staged surgical management as critical for favorable outcomes.

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Aortic dissectionTAADTEVARThoracic endovascular aortic repairThoracic to aortic esophageal fistulasType A aortic dissection

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PMID41458301
PMCPMC12741293

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