Aortoenteric Fistulae: Present-Day Management
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Double Primary Aortoenteric Fistulae: A Case Report of Two Simultaneous Primary Aortoenteric Fistulae in One Patient
Aortoenteric fistula is a rare but potentially fatal condition causing massive gastrointestinal bleeding. In particular, double primary aortoenteric fistulae are vanishingly rare. We encountered a 75-year-old male patient suffering from abdominal pain, hematochezia, hematemesis, and hypotension. His computed tomography images showed abdominal aortic aneurysm and suspected aortoenteric fistulae....
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عنوان ژورنال: International Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0020-8868,2520-2456
DOI: 10.9738/0020-8868-96.3.266