title: [Digestive hemorrhage caused by aorto-duodenal fistula. Report of 5 cases].
abstract: The aortoduodeonal fistula is a rare condition and has high mortality. We report five retrospective cases of digestive hemorrhage due to an aortoduodenal fistula (4 secondary and 1 primary) between 1986 and 1990. Three of them died. Attention is called to the importance of clinical suspicion and the main diagnostic methods in early diagnosis such as oral endoscopy. We also enhance the importance of emergency surgery for survival.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital del Pino, Las Palmas de Gran, Canaria.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-San Román
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abad
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-San Román
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mayor
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guerra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Hemorragia digestiva por fístula aorto-duodenal. A propósito de 5 casos.