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Case Reports
. 2010 Jun 30;1(1):7.
doi: 10.1258/shorts.2009.090430.

Primary aortoduodenal fistula - a rare clinical entity

Khalid N Shehzad  1 , Amjid Riaz, John Meyrick-Thomas
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Case Reports

Primary aortoduodenal fistula - a rare clinical entity

Khalid N Shehzad et al. JRSM Short Rep. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
CT with intravenous contrast showing an abdominal aortic aneurysm (arrow) but no signs to suggest a leak
Figure 2
Figure 2
Arrangement of retroperitoneal organs in the upper abdomen. The stomach, liver and peritoneum have been removed for demonstration. Note the proximity between the abdominal aorta and the third and fourth parts of the duodenum
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