Laparoscopic management of aortofemoral graft erosion into the sigmoid colon following secondary aortoenteric fistula: a case report
Sameh Gabr, Mohammed Arafat Abdel Maksoud, Mahmoud ElSafty, Mohamed El Kaseer · 2026
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Sameh Gabr and co-authors report a 2026 surgical first: fixing a deadly graft-to-bowel leak by keyhole surgery while keeping the graft. Their patient, a 59-year-old man, was bleeding heavily nine months after aorta bypass surgery. Such fistulas usually force open surgery and graft removal, with heavy complications.
Colonoscopy found the graft poking into the sigmoid colon, and CT confirmed the penetration without abscess. Through small ports, the team removed that colon segment, covered the graft with abdominal lining, rejoined the bowel, and added a temporary stoma. He went home on day seven, took six weeks of targeted antibiotics, and at six months stayed well with an open, trouble-free graft. Careful selection, they argue, can spare some patients the standard drastic operation.
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| CREATOR | Sameh Gabr, Mohammed Arafat Abdel Maksoud, Mahmoud ElSafty, Mohamed El Kaseer |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12520 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |