Background: Secondary aortoenteric fistula (AEF) is rare but devastating complication of abdominal aortic reconstruction surgery for aneurysm. Most patients presented with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. CTA abdomen usually performed to attain the diagnosis. However, AEF has invariable appearances on CT where mostly are non-specific and similar perigraft infection (PGI). A case secondary...

An aortoenteric fistula is an open link between the aorta and a portion of the gastrointestinal tract. Aortoenteric fistulas (AEFs) are rare clinical entities that result in fatal exsanguination if undiagnosed. They are in the majority of cases the result of erosion of the bowel wall, caused by abdominal aortic aneurysm, and mostly involve the third portion of the duodenum. Most cases of AEF oc...

Aortoenteric fistulas (AEF) are a rare but life-threatening cause of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. We present the case of a primary AEF caused by ingestion of a toothpick by a 47-year-old male. This is the 10th known case in the literature in which a foreign body was found to be the cause of a communication between the aorta and the GI tract. Most foreign objects have been sewing needles; thi...

Aortoentericfistula The possibility of an aortoenteric fistula must be considered in any patient with an aortic graft who presents with a gastrointestinal haemorrhage. A warning bleed usually occurs before a catastrophic haemorrhage. Emergency admission to hospital is required and -in the absence of any obvious cause -exploratory laparotomy should be planned with the expectation of having to re...

In order to establish optimal management for aortoenteric fistula (AEF) the records of five patients treated for AEF (four aortoduodenal and one aortogastric fistula) were retrospectively reviewed. The arterial reconstruction procedures were selected according to the surgical findings, underlying cause, and patient status. In situ aortic reconstructions with prosthetic grafts were performed on ...

Aortoenteric fistulas (AEFs) are a rare and deadly cause of gastrointestinal bleeding that can be easily overlooked, leading to massive bleeding. Secondary AEFs more common than primary AEFs. An example secondary anemia is postoperative hemorrhage due surgically placed aortic graft or after endovascular aneurysm repair. This report aims increase the awareness AEF as differential diagnosis when ...

Primary aortoenteric fistula is a rare but potentially fatal cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. The diagnosis of primary aortoeteric fistula is difficult to make and is usually accompanied by a very high level of clinical suspicion. In the context of a known abdominal aortic aneurysm it is reasonable to have a high index of clinical suspicion ofaortoenteric fistula. It should be included in th...