title: Primary aortoenteric fistulas: a case report.
abstract: Primary aortoenteric fistulas are rare vascular entities. Their recognition involves astute clinical observation. Diagnostic testing is frequently nonconfirmatory and usually impedes urgently needed operative intervention. We present a case of primary aortoenteric fistula and emphasize the necessity for immediate surgical evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kiev
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kerstein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male