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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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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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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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Esophageal Management of an Aortoesophageal Fistula. [PDF]

Cureus
Aortoesophageal fistula, the formation of a tract between the aorta and esophagus, is rare and associated with a high mortality rate. We present a 49-year-old woman with an extensive type B aortic dissection found to have a tract between the esophagus and aortic false lumen.
Gordon RS, Bandaru M, Schueler SA, Borum ML.   +3 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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Surgical treatment for secondary aortoesophageal fistula [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a relatively rare condition that is often life-threatening. Secondary AEF is a complication of previous surgery, which can be more critical and challenging than primary AEF.
Kayo Sugiyama, Toru Iwahashi, Nobusato Koizumi, Toshiya Nishibe, Toshiki Fujiyoshi, Hitoshi Ogino   +5 more
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Aortoesophageal fistula in a child

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2013
Aortoesophageal fistulae (AEF) are rare and are associated with very high mortality. Foreign body ingestions remain the commonest cause of AEF seen in children. However in a clinical setting of tuberculosis and massive upper GI bleed, an AEF secondary to
Shasanka Shekhar Panda, Sandeep Agarwala, Sushil Kumar Kabra, Ruma Ray, Nidhi Sugandhi, Abdus Sami Bhat, Rakesh Lodha, Prashant Joshi, Akshay Kumar Bisoi, Arundeep Arora, Arun Kumar Gupta   +10 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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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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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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