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Aortoesophageal Fistula Mimicking Dieulafoy Disease: A Case Report [PDF]

GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
Introduction: Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare and potentially fatal cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The classic Chiari’s triad of symptoms and typical endoscopic findings are not present in all patients, making diagnosis challenging ...
Tatiana Pacheco, Pedro Costa-Moreira, Sara Monteiro, Joana Pinto, Luísa Barros, Jorge Silva   +5 more
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A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Aorta-Esophageal Fistula

Diagnostic and Interventional Endoscopy
Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is rarely seen in gastroenterology practice. It is a very fatal condition. Common causes of AEF are aortic aneurysms and dissections, foreign body ingestion, traumatic aortic injuries, ruptured penetrating aortic ulcers ...
Şehmus Ölmez, Ferid Cereb, Ayşe Yıldırım Çelikdemir, Halil Çapar, Duran Deha Çetin, Bünyamin Sarıtaş   +5 more
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Aortoesophageal Fistula: A comprehensive review of the literature

The American Journal of Medicine, 1991
Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a relatively rare but life-threatening cause of upper gastro-intestinal bleeding. The clinical characteristics of AEF are so unique that a presumptive bedside diagnosis can be made at the time of presentation. In the past decade, surgical management has improved to the point that cure is now possible. For these reasons,
J E, Hollander, G, Quick
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Endovascular repair of aortoesophageal and aortobronchial fistulae. [PDF]

Texas Heart Institute journal, 2011
Aortoesophageal fistulae (AEF) and aortobronchial fistulae (ABF) are uncommon, but are in general fatal if left untreated. Conventional treatment requires surgical replacement of the thoracic aorta, along with several adjunctive procedures to repair the esophageal or tracheobronchial lesion.The mortality rates associated with open surgery reach 61% in ...
CHIESA , ROBERTO, KAHLBERG , ANDREA LUITZ, TSHOMBA, YAMUME, Marone EM, Marrocco Trischitta MM, MELISSANO , GERMANO   +5 more
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Endoscopic Closure Combined With the Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Technique and Over-the-scope Clip for Chronic Aortoesophageal Fistula: A Case Report. [PDF]

DEN Open
ABSTRACT Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but life‐threatening condition. Initial management typically includes thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) or aortic graft replacement to achieve hemostasis, followed by esophagectomy with aortic graft replacement and greater omentum wrapping to eliminate the source of infection.
Kawagoe R, Narasaka T, Mamiya T, Nishi M, Tsuchiya K.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Aortoesophageal Fistula caused by a Foreign Body

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2010
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Badriya Al-Saqri, Atheel Kamona, Neela Al-Lamki   +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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A Near Miss and Salvage Management of Aortoesophageal Fistula Secondary to Cell Battery Ingestion. [PDF]

, 2020
We report a case of an infant surviving aortoesophageal fistula secondary to lithium cell battery ingestion. In the setting of a delayed vascular complication, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are essential to establishing the correct ...
Stankovic, Zoran, Berger, Steffen, Bartkevics, Maris, Fluri, Simon, Schibli, Susanne, Schmidli, Jürg, Kadner, Alexander, Stankovic Z, Schibli S, Kadner A, Bartkevics M, Fluri S, Berger S, Schmidli J   +13 more
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Aortoesophageal Fistula: Long-Term Survival With Aggressive Multidisciplinary Management [PDF]

JTCVS Techniques
Luis F Tapias, K Robert Shen, Belisario A Ortiz   +2 more
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Secondary Aortoesophageal Fistulae [PDF]

Annals of Vascular Surgery, 1997
Secondary aortoesophageal fistula is the rarest type of aortopeptic fistula, characterized by communication between the reconstructed aorta and the esophagus. This condition has been reported to be uniformly fatal, even after prompt diagnosis and treatment. We report what may be the first case of a successfully managed secondary aortoesophageal fistula
Pipinos, Iraklis I., Reddy, Daniel J.
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