Aortoenteric Fistula Diagnosed by Double Balloon Enteroscopy: A Case Report
Clinical Endoscopy
;
: 106-109, 2013.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-28639
ABSTRACT
A secondary aortoenteric fistula (AEF) is a direct communication between the gastrointestinal tract and the aorta in a patient who has undergone major surgery on the aorta, often an aorta graft operation. We experienced a patient who had undergone graft interposition for abdominal aortic aneurysm and was admitted due to three episodes of hematemesis and following hamatochezia. Gastroscopy, colonoscopy, and radioactive iodine scan failed to identify the bleeding site in the patient. He was diagnosed with AEF by double balloon enteroscopy and recovered after surgical intervention.
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Main subject:
Aorta
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Hematemesis
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Colonoscopy
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Gastroscopy
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Lymphokines
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Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
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Transplants
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Gastrointestinal Tract
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Double-Balloon Enteroscopy
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Fistula
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical Endoscopy
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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