Secondary aortoduodenal fistula is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication that can occur after aortic reconstruction surgery and usually presents with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Taking into account the accompanying multiple comorbidities of those patients, conventional open surgical repair carries with it significant mortality and morbidity rates. The purpose of this case report is to describe the successful combined endovascular and open surgical repair of an acutely ruptured aortoduodenal fistula in a 67-year-old male patient. Four months after the procedure, the patient remains well.
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