Atrial Esophageal Fistulas: A Case Series Demonstrating Three Distinct Operative Approaches with Favorable Outcomes
For AEF, open surgical management with or without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass has historically been the first-line treatment. Although successful management of AEF with endoscopic treatment has been documented in the literature, only surgical repair was successful in this case series. This series suggests that surgical management should be pursued for all patients except those with highly prohibitive surgical risk.
Authors
- K Engelhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0966-7998)
- Ian C. Bostock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6912-0970)
- Lucas Witer
- Barry C. Gibney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0594-7669)
- Maxwell F. Kilcoyne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3364-8976)
- Eric Klipsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7762-4386)
- G. W. Bradley
Institutions
- Baptist Hospital of Miami (US)
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- Baptist Health South Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atssr.2025.03.017
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00