title: Aortoesophageal fistula due to double aortic arch and prolonged nasogastric intubation: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The authors present a patient and describe other cases from the literature which demonstrate that prolonged use of nasogastric tubes can result in life-threatening aortoesophageal fistula formation in patients with a double aortic arch.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is an abnormal communication between the esophagus and the aorta. It can cause massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage. We present an infant with an operatively corrected double aortic arch, who developed this complication after prolonged nasogastric intubation.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Centre Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Floor
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: van Woerkum
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bont
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freund
authors.forename: Sjef
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van Gestel
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology*