Aortoduodenal fistula complicated by acupuncture.
Recently, acupuncture has become a common therapeutic procedure for pain control worldwide. Although it has been repeatedly reported that acupuncture is effective and safe, several serious complications were also reported. In this article, we present a case of 68-year-old man who died of massive hematemesis resulting from aortoduodenal fistula (ADF), a rare complication of acupuncture therapy.
Chang
Sung-A
SA
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Republic of Korea.
Kim
Yong-Jin
YJ
Sohn
Dae-Won
DW
Park
Young-Bae
YB
Choi
Yun-Shik
YS
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology