[Diagnostic image. A man with haematemesis after stent repair of the abdominal aorta].
An 86-year-old man suffered acute necrotizing oesophagitis as a complication of elective repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Hermsen
Pleun E A
PE
IJsselland Ziekenhuis, afd. Chirurgie, Capelle aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. phermsen@ysl.nl
Groenendijk
Richard P R
RP
D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis