title: Esophagopericardial fistula: an unusual cause of sudden unexpected death.
abstract: Esophagopericardial fistula is a rare entity, usually associated with benign esophageal disorders. Clinically they present as an acute illness associated with characteristic clinical findings and have an extremely high mortality rate. A case of a chronic esophagopericardial fistula is presented in an individual who remained asymptomatic and presented as a sudden unexpected death secondary to cardiac tamponade from refluxed gastric contents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Avis
mesh_terms: D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000473:pathology*