Abstract

The endovascular approach seems very attractive for patients with bleeding secondary aortoenteric fistulas (SAEF) and limb ischemia, particularly when there is no associated sepsis. Aortic stent-grafting can rapidly seal the aortoenteric communication and ensure limb reperfusion. In the present case, a 53-year-old man with a bleeding SAEF and acute leg ischemia underwent aortic stent-grafting. Ten months later, CT and leukocyte scan (Tc-99m) showed no evidence of graft infection and the patient remains well 18 months postoperatively. In the typical patient with a bleeding SAEF, endoluminal treatment, if feasible anatomically, should be considered as first-choice treatment whether it represents a "bridging" step or a "definite" solution.

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