Improved outcomes in the recent management of secondary aortoenteric fistula
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evolution of computed tomography findings in secondary aortoenteric fistula
aortoenteric fistula is a rare but significant clinical entity associated with high morbidity and mortality if remain untreated. clinical presentation and imaging findings may be subtle and prompt diagnosis can be difficult. herein, we present a patient who initially presented with abdominal pain and computed tomography showed an aortic aneurysm compressing duodenum without any air bubbles. one...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.06.020