… If there is an abnormality in the CT of the chest and the brain that is consistent with
atrioesophageal fistula, the patient should be offered surgical treatment for atrioesophageal fistula. …

… patients undergoing surgical repair (33%) compared with endoscopic treatment (65%) and
conservative management (97%) (adjusted odds ratio, 24.9; P<0.01, compared with surgery). …

… patients undergoing surgical repair (33%) compared with endoscopic treatment (65%) and
conservative management (97%) (adjusted odds ratio, 24.9; P<0.01, compared with surgery). …

… atrioesophageal fistula after atrial fibrillation ablation. The location of the atrioesophageal
fistula is … Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy during surgical repair of an atrioesophageal fistula …

… A total of 9 patients with documented atrioesophageal fistula complicating AF-ablation
were included in this study. Three patients had paroxysmal AF and the remaining patients had …

… , early aggressive surgical repair. Our group reported on the outcomes of 29 patients
undergoing AEF repair.[34] The report suggested that surgical esophageal repair with placement of …

… diagnosis and urgent surgical intervention, the outcome is often fatal. We present 3 cases
of atrio-esophageal fistula following percutaneous catheter radiofrequency ablation (RFA). …

… therapeutic modality to approach an atrio-esophageal fistula development rather than early
surgical repair of the esophageal perforation.[58-60] Surgical correction is not feasible in …

… The initial experience with left atrial esophageal fistula (LAEF) secondary to atrial fibrillation
(… The morbidity and mortality associated with LAE fistula remains high despite surgical repair. …

… Surgical repairs require cardiopulmonary bypass in order to first excise and replace the
necrotic tissue in an intracardiac fashion.5 This method allows abolition of gaseous and …