منابع مشابه
Endoscopic diagnosis of secondary aortoesophageal fistula.
is a catastrophic complication of endo− vascular graft placement [1]. The typical symptom of secondary AEF is massive gastrointestinal bleeding with a history of thoracic aortic aneurysm repair [2]. En− doscopy is the most sensitive and specific diagnostic study [3]. Endoscopy should be carefully performed, as it excludes other, more common causes of upper gas− trointestinal bleeding, but shoul...
متن کاملManagement of secondary aortoesophageal fistula without graft extraction.
FIGURE 1. A, Three-dimensional reconstructed computed tomographic scan fabric graft was used, and both proximal and distal anastomoses were covere was inserted into the distal anastomosis, extending 10 cm down to the descen (red arrow). B, Axial computed tomographic scan shows air entrapment along th From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, KKR Sapporo Medical Center, and the Division of ...
متن کاملAn aortoesophageal fistula in an elderly woman.
DESCRIPTION A 79-year-old woman presented with a case of hypertensive cardiovascular disease and liver cirrhosis. Her medical history of fish bone with oesophageal perforation and mediastinitis was noted. She suffered from sudden onset of haematemesis while brushing teeth and 500 ml fresh blood was vomited. Emergent panendoscopy (PES) showed a vessel with active spurting over 20 cm from the inc...
متن کاملBattery ingestion resulting in an aortoesophageal fistula.
1354 December 2012 A 4-YR-OLD, 13-kg girl presented to the emergency department in cardiopulmonary arrest after acute episodes of bright red hematemesis. The patient had no witnessed foreign body ingestion or past medical history. Once stabilized, the patient was transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit. Chest radiograph (fig. A) revealed a 23-mm, round foreign body with a peripheral ri...
متن کاملSecondary Aortoesophageal Fistula Associated With Aneurysmal Graft Infection by Coxiella burnetii.
Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare and serious condition that carries a high mortality rate. We present a case of overt gastrointestinal bleeding from an aortoesophageal fistula in a patient with chronic infection of an endovascular prosthesis with Coxiella burnetii.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(97)70160-5