… after a surgical ablation using radiofrequency (RF) and similar reports followed, after
percutaneous AF catheter ablation. … for confirmed atrioesophageal fistula is either surgical repair …

… There are two predominant treatment strategies: esophageal stenting and surgical repair [3].
Previous articles have described esophageal ligation and decompression and direct …

… C, Initial stage of surgical repair was performed via median sternotomy … Fistula formation
between the left atrium and the esophagus resulting from catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation is …

… atrio-oesophageal fistula following radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation at our
… and cardiac surgeons. Femoro-femoral peripheral cardiopulmonary by-pass was used. The …

… Surgical repair started with a median sternotomy, bicaval … complication after catheter
ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), with mortality up to 80%. Prompt diagnosis and surgical …

… left atrial RF ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). … on catheter and surgical
ablation of atrial fibrillation. In … after RF ablation is uncertain, but the pathogenesis of fistula …

… days prior to ablation as part of the routine pre-operative work-… with specific complications
after catheter ablation with the … fistula is the most dramatic complication following catheter …

… patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Three … A rare complication of
this procedure is atrial-esophageal fistula (… The treatment group included the same pre-operative …

… Catheter ablation has become a standard therapy for … Consensus Statement on catheter and
surgical ablation of AF, … lesions as a surrogate for fistula formation after RFA for AF with and …

… atrial fibrillation (AF). Given the proximity of the esophagus to the left atrium (LA), <5 mm,
1 delivery of ablation energy can result in esophageal injury/ulcerations and fistula formation. …