title: [Secondary aorto-duodenal fistulas as a cause of massive gastrointestinal hemorrhages].
abstract: Aorto-duodenal fistulas represent a rare but highly dangerous complication following reconstructive aortic interventions. They may be the source of severe gastrointestinal hemorrhages. The recognition of cause and localization of the latter may be difficult. Only an immediate diagnosis permits urgent surgical intervention and may prevent the otherwise fatal outcome. The importance of an early diagnosis is underlined by two case reports.
authors.affiliation: II. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Ingolstadt.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Born
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Terfloth
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Barina
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paul
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000473:pathology; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000473:pathology*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Sekundäre aorto-duodenale Fisteln als Ursache massiver gastrointestinaler Blutungen.