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. 2010 Aug;10(2):266-8.

Epub 2010 Jul 19.

Aortoesophageal Fistula caused by a Foreign Body

Badriya Al-Saqri¹, Atheel Kamona, Neela Al-Lamki

Affiliations

PMID: 21509241
PMCID: PMC3074707

Aortoesophageal Fistula caused by a Foreign Body

Badriya Al-Saqri et al. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2010 Aug.

. 2010 Aug;10(2):266-8.

Epub 2010 Jul 19.

Authors

Badriya Al-Saqri¹, Atheel Kamona, Neela Al-Lamki

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology & Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

PMID: 21509241
PMCID: PMC3074707

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Figures

Figure 1
Chest X-ray showing the widened mediastinum and lung infiltrates. The black arrow indicates the possible foreign body lying perpendicular to the mediastinum

Figure 2a — Figure 2a
Axial contrast enhanced computed tomography scan: pneumomediastinum, left upper lobe consolidation. White arrow = foreign body, black arrow = aortic pseudoaneurysm

Figure 2b — Figure 2b
Aortic pseudoaneurysm

Figure 3a — Figure 3a
Coronal reformat of the computed tomography scan of the chest showing aortic pseodoaneursm, extensive mediastinitis and left lung consolidation

Figure 3b — Figure 3b
Sagittal reformat of the computed tomography scan showing aortic pseodoaneurysm

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