[Aortic-esophageal fistula caused by inflammatory pseudotumor of the esophagus].
A 56-year-old, otherwise healthy man died in operative room from a massive esophageal hemorrhage, one week after a single episode of postprandial odynophagia. Surgical specimen of the esophagus and the aorta showed a fistulous tract extending from an esophageal tumoral mass to the aorta. Histological examination disclosed the microscopic finding of the so-called inflammatory pseudotumor of the esophagus (IPT). To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of such unusual complication of IPT, resulting in fatal gastrointestinal bleeding.
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Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal, Santa Maria, RS.
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D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Fístula esôfago-aórtica causada por pseudotumor inflamatório do esôfago.