Abstract
Starting from a case of aortoesophageal fistula caused by a foreign body, some aspects of the treatment of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage of uncertain etiology are discussed. The time between bleeding and perforation often notes it possible to perform resolutive diagnostic tests (aortography, esophagoscopy, CT).
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
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Review
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aorta, Thoracic / surgery
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Aortic Diseases / diagnosis
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Aortic Diseases / etiology*
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Aortic Diseases / surgery
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Emergencies
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Esophageal Fistula / diagnosis
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Esophageal Fistula / etiology*
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Esophageal Fistula / surgery
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Esophagus* / surgery
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Fistula / diagnosis
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Fistula / etiology*
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Fistula / surgery
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Foreign Bodies / complications*
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Foreign Bodies / diagnosis
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Foreign Bodies / surgery
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Humans
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Male