Aortoesophageal fistula, a catastrophic complication soon after successful repair of an aortic dissection type A

Abstract

A 66-year-old man with a history of arterial hypertension underwent emergency cardiac surgery for aortic dissection type A, diagnosed by a computed tomographic scan ( Panel A ) after abdominal pain and syncope. The lesion was repaired with a Dacron tubular prosthesis. In the postoperative period, he improved his condition slowly under mechanical …