[Aortoesophageal fistula. A rare cause of hematemesis].
A case of aorto-oesophageal fistula (AEF) resulting from a foreign body is presented. High mortality accompanies this rare complication and only a few survivors have been reported previously. AEF should be suspected in any patient with midthoracic pain or dysphagia that heralds upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. We report the salvage of a 64 year-old man with AEF resulting from a denture.
Pohlmann
J T
JT
Thorax-karkirurgisk afdeling L., Bispebjerg Hospital, København.
Thomsen
N O
NO
D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003778:Dentures; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged