title: Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm into sigmoid colon: a case report.
abstract: Primary aorto-colic fistula is rarely reported in the literature. Although infrequently encountered, it is an important complication since it is usually fatal unless detected. Primary aorto-colic fistula is a spontaneous rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm into the lumen of the adjacent colon loop. Here we report a case of primary aorto-colic fistula in a 54-year old male. The fistulated sigmoid colon was repaired by end-to-end anastomosis. Despite inotropic support, the patient died of sepsis and multiorgan failure on the first postoperative day.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Trauma and Emergency Medicine Service, Capa 34390, Istanbul, Turkey. maksoy@turk.net
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yanar
authors.forename: Korhan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taviloglu
authors.forename: Cemalettin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ertekin
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ayalp
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yanar
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guloglu
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurtoglu
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery