[Primary aorto-enteric fistula].
Aorto-enteric fistula, i.e. communication between the aorta and the digestive tract, is a clinical condition that usually appears in patients who have already been submitted to aneurismectomy. Primary fistula, in patients not submitted to surgical treatment, is uncommon. The authors describe a case of primary aorto-enteric fistula which was diagnosed and operated on early, with a favourable outcome. The critical analysis of the authors' experience and the literature data stress that an early diagnosis and suitable therapy can reduce mortality.
Perrone
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Divisione di Chirurgia d'Urgenza e Pronto Soccorso, Azienda Ospedaliera Vito Fazzi, Piazza Muratore, 73100 Lecce.
Campanella
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P
De Luca
S
S
Filograna
A
A
Giannetta
D
D
Giacovazzo
F
F
Greco
F
F
Tondo
S
S
D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*