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Survival in a 2-year-old boy with hemorrhage secondary to an aortoesophageal fistula

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery, 2011
Aortoesophageal fistula (AOF) in children with no history of cardiac disease or trauma is extremely rare, and survival is even rarer. We present a case of a 2-year-old boy who presented with massive hematemesis secondary to a primary aortoesophageal ...
Massimo Caputo, Eleri Cusick
exaly   +2 more sources

Emergency Endovascular Repair of an Aortoesophageal Fistula Caused by a Foreign Body

open access: yesJournal of Endovascular Therapy, 2005
Purpose: To report stent-graft treatment of an aortoesophageal fistula caused by a foreign body. Case Report A 32-year-old man was admitted with massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding 10 days after swallowing a fish bone.
Miguel A Cuesta   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

A case of aortoesophageal fistula

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, 2011
Aneurysms of the thoracic aorta can have various manifestations, some of which may simulate esophageal diseases, clinically and radiographically. Aortoesophageal fistula is rare and usually fatal. We report a case of aortoesophageal fistula presenting with progressive dysphagia and intermittent episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Ali Reza, Bakhshandeh   +3 more
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Aortoesophageal Fistula

Southern Medical Journal, 1989
We have reported an unusual case of an aortoesophageal fistula between the midthoracic esophagus and the residual wall of an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta two weeks after graft replacement of the descending thoracic aorta. A CT scan of the chest after ingestion of water-soluble contrast material documented the fistula.
T H, Wareing, W H, Merrill
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Aortoesophageal fistula due to a foreign body

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1987
1. Slavensky EJ. Developmental anomalies of the duodenal loop: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and clinical features. Copenhagen: Munksgaard,1969. 2. Gilinsky NH, Del Favero G, Cotton PB, Lees WR. Congenital short pancreas: a report of two cases. Gut 1985;26:304-10. 3. Lehman GA, O'Connor KW. Coexistence of annular pancreas and pancreas divisum-ERCP diagnosis.
R T, Wilson, P J, Dean, M, Lewis
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Aortoesophageal Fistula Secondary to Reflux Esophagitis

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1982
Abstract The case reports of 2 patients with exsanguinating hemorrhage from aortoesophageal fistula secondary to reflux esophagitis are presented. One patient underwent closure of the fistula, esophageal diversion, and subsequent esophageal substitution.
P, Cronen, N, Snow, D, Nightingale
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Chemo‐irradiation induced aortoesophageal fistula

Journal of Surgical Oncology, 1991
AbstractA patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus developed fatal aortoesophageal (AE) fistula following a preoperative course of combined chemotherapy plus radiation therapy. This is the first reported case of AE fistula following preoperative chemoradiotherapy.
N Y, Gabrail, B R, Harrison, Y C, Sunwoo
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Aortoesophageal fistula caused by foreign body

The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2000
Aortoesophageal fistula is rare. A woman who developed aortoesophageal fistula after swallowing a fish bone developed hematemesis. 7 days later, we resected a false aneurysm near the left subclavian artery and repaired this section twice. Despite these measures, the woman died on hospital day 21.
N, Ohta   +4 more
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Aortoesophageal fistula as a late complication of type B aortic dissection

open access: yesVascular, 2011
We present a patient with aortoesophageal fistula that occurred years after an acute type B aortic dissection that was treated medically. This patient developed aneurysmal dilatation of the chronically dissected aorta, which finally eroded into the ...
Julio C Vasquez   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Aortoesophageal fistula: Congenital and acquired causes

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1994
Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but frequently lethal cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. This is a report of the authors' experience with four cases--two from congenital and two from acquired causes. A review of the pediatric cases reported in the literature is included.
D L, Sigalet   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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