title: Secondary rupture of aorta following the surgical management of aortoesophageal fistula.
abstract: A patient suffering from an aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) caused by a fish bone, was treated in our institute in 2000. The operation was successful and the patient had an uneventful early postoperative course. However, the patient died of frank hematemesis on the 6th postoperative day due to secondary rupture of the aorta. The lessons learnt and surgical efforts to manage AEF caused by an esophageal foreign body are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China. tjincn@21cn.com
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Guo-Wei
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013908:Thoracotomy; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000601:surgery*