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One-stage radical operation of aortoesophageal fistula -combination of VATS esophagectomy and open aortic surgery: report of a case

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Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare but fatal disease of thoracic surgery. We present a case of a 74-year-old male with aortoesophageal fistula. The patient underwent successful one-stage surgical treatment by video-assisted esophagectomy with esophageal reconstruction by gastric conduit and open aortic graft replacement subsequent to a temporary thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, West-7, North-15, Kitaku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8638, Japan

    Toshiaki Shichinohe, Kentaro Kato, Yuma Ebihara, Yo Kurashima, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, Eiichi Tanaka & Satoshi Hirano

  2. Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

    Satoru Wakasa, Suguru Kubota & Yoshiro Matsui

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  1. Toshiaki Shichinohe
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Shichinohe, T., Wakasa, S., Kubota, S. et al. One-stage radical operation of aortoesophageal fistula -combination of VATS esophagectomy and open aortic surgery: report of a case. Esophagus 10, 280–284 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10388-013-0391-7

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