Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm into sigmoid colon: a case report.
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.
Aksoy
Murat
M
Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Trauma and Emergency Medicine Service, Capa 34390, Istanbul, Turkey. maksoy@turk.net
Yanar
Hakan
H
Taviloglu
Korhan
K
Ertekin
Cemalettin
C
Ayalp
Kemal
K
Yanar
Fatih
F
Guloglu
Recep
R
Kurtoglu
Mehmet
M
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