title: Foreign body-induced aorto-oesophageal fistula: a review of five cases and their management.
abstract: Foreign body-induced aorto-oesophageal fistula is a rare cause of massive upper gastro-intestinal bleeding and, in the absence of a timely diagnosis and surgical intervention, can be fatal. During a period of 25 years, five patients with foreign body-induced aorto-oesophageal fistula underwent surgery in our department. Three patients survived. All survivors required more than one surgical intervention. The clinical course of these five patients and the management of this potentially fatal condition are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Grantham Hospital, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. lccheng@graduate.hku.hk
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: C S W
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents