title: Aortoesophageal fistula: case report and literature review.
abstract: Fistulous communication between the aorta and esophagus is a rare but usually fatal disorder. Esophageal foreign bodies have been reported to cause aortoesophageal fistula rarely. Spontaneous aortoesophageal fistula as a result of atherosclerotic disease of the aorta has not been reported. This article describes a case of aortoesophageal fistula caused by an ulcerated atherosclerotic plaque, which we believe is the first case report implicating such an etiologic factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Lui
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Horovitz
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male