Fístula aorto-duodenal secundaria, una rara oportunidad para realizar un procedimiento de Whipple

Aortoenteric fistulas are defined as a communication between the aorta and a portion of the digestive system. This pathology has a 0.04-0.07% incidence with a mortality rate of up to 79% making it’s management a true challenge. Clinical manifestations vary thus common symptoms include abdominal pain and digestive bleeding and may or may not include signs of hemodynamic instability. Until now there is no consensus regarding the management of FAE hence the pillars of treatment include: infection control, vascular reparation and enteric reconstruction. A multidisciplinary team is imperative. We are presenting the case of a 76-year-old female with various comorbidities and a history of an aortic bifemoral bypass reconstruction due to aortic sclerosis disease; that presented with abdominal pain, upper digestive bleeding and hemodynamic instability. She was diagnosed with a FAE and sepsis. Taking into consideration international recommendations she was treated with a single procedure in two times. For the vascular correction: an extra-anatomical bypass; removal of previous prosthetic aortic implant and closure of the aortic stump. Due to the magnitude of the intestinal damage simple closure and intestinal derivation were discarded as options for enteric repair and a Whipple procedure was used as a last resource.