title: Aortogastric fistula: a complication of tube gastrostomy.
abstract: This is a report of a patient who developed a previously undescribed gastrostomy tube complication, namely, fatal aortogastric fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ware
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vuksanaj
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McGill
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male