Left subclavian arterioesophageal fistula induced by chicken bone with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage and unexpected death: report of a case.
Left subclavian arterioesophageal fistula resulting from chicken bone ingestion is a rare occurrence. The authors report the death of a 42-year-old Thai female with mental retardation who presented to the hospital with severe hematemesis and arrested Death occurred about 24 hours after laparotomy due to hypovolemic shock Postmortem examination revealed a chicken bone embedded in middle part of esophagus with fistula between the esophagus and the left subclavian artery.
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. rapathology@diamond.mahidol.ac.th
Vichan
V
Peonim
Jilta
J
Udnoon
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D044466:Asian People; D002645:Chickens; D003645:Death, Sudden; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006396:Hematemesis; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008460:Meat; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000473:pathology*