Aortic erosion by duodenal diverticulum: an unusual aortoenteric fistula.
Primary aortoduodenal fistula presenting as a diverticulum of the distal duodenum with GI bleeding may be a difficult diagnostic entity with nondiagnostic endoscopy and angiography. We have described a patient in whom diagnosis was established at laparotomy, with treatment including debridement, repair, and extra-anatomic bypass.
D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery