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Aneurisma de aorta abdominal roto al duodeno: causa infrecuente de hemorragia digestiva masiva

Rev. méd. Chile; 149 (1), 2021
Primary aortoenteric fistula is the spontaneous communication between the lumen of the aorta and a portion of the digestive tract. The most common cause is the erosion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm into the 3rd or 4th portion of the duodenum. It manifests clinically as gastrointestinal bleeding, with o...

Fístula aorto-atrial direita: uma complicação pós-endocardite infecciosa. Relato de caso

A fístula aorto-atrial direita é uma comunicação anômala, que representa uma grave e infrequente complicação da endocardite infecciosa. Neste estudo, relata-se o caso de um paciente de 53 anos, do sexo masculino, com histórico evolutivo patológico de endocardite infecciosa e acometimento de valv...

Primary aortoduodenal fistula: first you should suspect it

ABSTRACT A 59 year-old patient was admitted with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The clinical exam showed mild hypotension and blood samples revealed acute anemia (hemoglobin = 7.5 g/dl). Emergency computed tomography showed an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm and extravasation of the arterial contr...