Aorto-enteric fistula: CT findings.
The objective of this pictorial essay is to present the different CT findings encountered in patients with aorto-enteric fistulas (AEFs). An AEF is a rare and sometimes disastrous occurrence, responsible for intermittent or massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage and hematemesis. CT provides fast and effective evaluation in hemodynamically stable patients suspected of having an AEF.
Mylona
Sophia
S
Department of Radiology, Korgialenio Benakio Red Cross Hospital of Athens, Athanasaki 1 St., 11526 Athens, Greece. sofimylona@yahoo.com
Ntai
Sparti
S
Pomoni
Maria
M
Kokkinaki
Anna
A
Lepida
Niki
N
Thanos
Loukas
L
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*