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Use of Balloon Tamponade Device for Aortoesophageal Fistula: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare but life-threatening hemorrhagic complication of thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Without intervention, mortality approaches 100%.
Erich Burton, Trenton Wray
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Management of aortoesophageal fistula primarily using esophageal preservationCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]

JTCVS Open
Objective: Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare, life-threatening condition. There is no consensus regarding the surgical management of the esophagus in this condition.
Alexander Mills, DO, Akiko Tanaka, MD, PhD, Ashley Dawson, MD, Robert Hetz, MD, Holly Smith, MD, Michael Lopez, DO, Hazim Safi, MD, Anthony Estrera, MD   +7 more
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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding from primary aortoesophageal fistula in a patient with aneurism of the thoracoabdominal aorta: Case report and literature review [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message Upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to primary aortoesophageal fistula is a rare clinical condition burdened with high mortality rate.
Elena Curakova Ristovska, Gregor Krstevski, Misel Andov, Aleksandar Kolev, Kristijan Bundovski, Kemal Rusiti, Svetozar Antovic, Ivan Rankovic, Smiljana Bundovska Kocev, Natasa Hadzi‐Nikolova Alcinova, Ante Bogut   +10 more
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Aortoesophageal fistula as a late-onset complication of infected aortic arch aneurysm caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis: a case report [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis (S. Choleraesuis) is a nontyphoidal Salmonella serotype that can cause foodborne illness in a broad range of animals. In healthy individuals, S.
Hyo-Jin Lee, Yu-Min Han, Si-Hyun Kim
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Undiagnosed Aortoesophageal Fistula Causing Intramural Hematoma of the Esophagus

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare, but life-threatening cause of intramural hematoma of the esophagus (IHE). Typical clinical presentation of AEF includes midthoracic pain and sentinel hemorrhage followed by massive, often fatal, hematemesis, with ...
Timothy Stooksberry, MD, Bruce McHam, MD, Mark Lisle, MD   +2 more
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Aortoesophageal fistula caused by Mycobacterium bovis following intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy: a case report and literature review [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy is an established treatment for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, involving direct instillation of a solution containing attenuated Mycobacterium bovis into the bladder.
Taro Koshiba, Mariko Hakamata, Yusuke Tomita, Ikumi Yamagishi, Masahiro Ui, Hayato Tsuruma, Yuuki Bamba, Hideyuki Ogata, Satoshi Shibata, Hiromi Cho, Mizuho Sato, Nobumasa Aoki, Hiroshi Moro, Akihiro Yoshitake, Toshiaki Kikuchi   +14 more
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Management of an Aortoesophageal Fistula With Esophageal Endoluminal Wound Vacuum Therapy [PDF]

Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
A 39-year-old man with past medical history of type A aortic dissection presented to the emergency department with hematemesis, hypotension, and tachycardia. Imaging revealed an aortoesophageal fistula.
Antoine Nehme, BS, Samuel Brown, MD, Salman Zaheer, MBBS, Alexander Leung, MD   +3 more
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Surgical repair of an aortoesophageal fistula after salvage thoracic endovascular aortic repair: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background An aortoesophageal fistula can prove to be fatal. Salvage thoracic endovascular aortic repair as a bridging therapy and radical surgery with thoracotomy should be considered while treating aortoesophageal fistula without spontaneous closure ...
Hisashi Uemura, Hajime Matsue, Yasuo Suehiro, Takaya Nakagawa, Ayaka Satoh, Yoshio Teshima, Masashi Bungo, Hisashi Satoh   +7 more
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Successful rescue of a patient with aortoesophageal fistula secondary to anastomotic leak after esophagectomy [PDF]

BMC Surgery
Background Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but invariably life-threatening conditio. The optimal treatment for AEF resulting from postoperative anastomotic leakage following esophageal cancer surgery remains a significant clinical challenge. Here,
Mengchao Xue, Mingsheng Wu, Ming Lu
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Surgical treatment of graft infection combined with aortoesophageal fistula after TEVAR: a retrospective single-center, single-arm study [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Objective Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) secondary to thoracic aortic endovascular repair (TEVAR) is rare and fatal. The author reports the treatment methods and outcomes of 10 patients with a TEVAR graft infection and an aortoesophageal fistula. Method A
Shanshan Jin, Gonghe Wei, Xiangrui Qu, Wenrui Li   +3 more
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