title: Magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of esophago-aneurysmal fistula.
abstract: A 77-year-old woman who complained of dysphagia was found to have an aneurysm in the descending aorta. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated the state of thrombi, a thin and irregular soft tissue signal between the aneurysm and the esophagus, which suggested an esophago-aneurysmal fistula revealed by the operation. MRI was effective in the evaluation of the status of aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okanoue
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kashima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kadowaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging