Magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of esophago-aneurysmal fistula.
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.
Nagao
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Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
Okanoue
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T
Kono
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I
Kashima
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K
Kadowaki
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S
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