Abstract
Tracheoinnominate artery fistula (TIF) is one of the most dangerous complications
after tracheostomy, and fetal even after surgical repair. Recently, endovascular stent
has been introduced as an option for the treatment of TIF. Unfortunately, endovascular
stent repair could not replace the surgery due to rare clinical reports about the
long-term follow-up and complications of stent graft. More collection of clinical
data are necessary for the evaluation of long-term results. We report a rare case
of recurrent TIF due to stent graft fracture after endovascular stent graft insertion
in the treatment of TIF, and reviewed the world literature.
Keywords
tracheoinnominate artery fistula (TIF) - endovascular stent graft repair - stent graft
fracture
