title: Diagnosis and management of aortoesophageal fistula caused by a foreign body.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Oxford, United Kingdom. giuseppesica@libero.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Sica
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Djapardy
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Westaby
authors.forename: Nicholas D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Maynard
mesh_terms: 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