title: Delayed traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta into the esophagus.
abstract: A case of delayed rupture of the thoracic aorta into the esophagus after blunt thoracic injury is reported. It involved a hemodynamically stable 18-year-old male patient without any clinical or radiological signs to indicate aortic injury. Aortoesophageal fistula presented in the fifth post traumatic day, with a sudden dyspnea episode, intraperitoneal hemorrhage and lower gastrointestinal bleeding, due to intraperitoneal and intragastric rupture of intramural esophageal hematoma.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Komborozos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Belenis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Malagari
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yannopoulos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*