Aorto-gastric fistula (AGF) is an uncommon and life threatening complication of oesophagectomy. Usually occurring in the immediate weeks following the procedure at anastomosis lines, this case describes a rare development of an AGF 15 years after an oesophagectomy due to the presence of a benign ulcer. Initially successful endovascular stenting of the thoracic aorta was followed by re-bleed, fu...

BACKGROUND Anastomotic pseudoaneurysm is an underestimated complication of aorto-iliac grafts. CASE REPORT This case report describes an unusual presentation of a pseudoaneurysm with a particularly complex anatomy involving both the left iliac branches, which hindered the interpretation of diagnostic studies and therapeutic management in a patient with multiple comorbidities. CONCLUSIONS Th...

Method Records of 41 patients who underwent cardiac and peripheral vessel revascularisation between January 2009 and January 2014 were retrospectively analysed. All patients had diseased abdominal aorta with claudication pain and non-healing ulcer over the foot and a coronary angiogram showing either a triple vessel disease (27) or a double vessel disease (14). All patients underwent coronary a...

Endovascular stent grafting has been recently considered as a less invasive alternative to either medical therapy or open surgical treatment for many patients with descending thoracic aortic disease. Late complications are rarely described in literature. Herein, we described the occurrence of an aorto-bronchial fistula and a retro-A dissection in a 73-year-old man after stent-grafting for a pen...

We report a unique case of a celiac artery graft – duodenal fistula in a 60-year-old male, who developed upper gastrointestinal bleeding two months after initial open resection of a celiac artery aneurysm and placement of an aorto-celiac artery graft. The patient underwent successful repair of the fistula and the resection of the involved graft with ligation of the common hepatic artery and spl...

Acute thrombosis of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is a rare but devastating surgical emergency. We present the first case of a patient with sudden thrombosis of an AAA delayed (more than 24 h) after removal of an intra-aortic balloon pump. Treatment options include open surgical repair, axillobifemoral grafting or endovascular aortic repair. The patient received an aorto-bifemoral graft. The ass...

Aorto-coronary artery bypass surgery is being employed with excellent results on an increasing number of patien~s with occlusive arteriosclerotic disease. Although it was previously thought that diabetic mellitus patients, whose arteriosclerosis is more diffuse and includes small vessel disease, could not benefit from this procedure; an increasing number are being operated on with comparable re...