Management of life-threatening aortoesophageal fistula: experiences learned from eight patients.

CONCLUSION: Rapid identification and surgical treatment are necessary to increase the likelihood of survival, if emergency surgery is feasible. TEVAR in a timely fashion facilitates hemodynamic stabilization by rapidly controlling hemorrhage and saves the patient's life.
PMID: 32551870 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Radiologica - June 16, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Chen C, Kim JW, Shin JH, Kwon Y, Kim J, Lee IJ Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research