CT demonstration of an aortoesophageal fistula.
A case of aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is reported in a patient with esophageal bleeding resulting from ingestion of a foreign body. CT showed a saccular aneurysm in close proximity to the esophageal lumen at the level of the bleeding site. AEF has not previously been described on CT.
D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed