Diagnosis and management of aortoesophageal fistula caused by a foreign body.
Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage often resulting in mortality. A case of aortoesophageal fistula caused by a swallowed fish bone leading to respiratory arrest is reported. The clinical presentation was unusual. The successful treatment required the use of hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Sica
Giuseppe S
GS
Department of Surgery, Oxford, United Kingdom. giuseppesica@libero.it
Djapardy
Veronica
V
Westaby
Stephen
S
Maynard
Nicholas D
ND
D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D016629:Esophagectomy; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery