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. 2010 Aug;10(2):266-8.
Epub 2010 Jul 19.

Aortoesophageal Fistula caused by a Foreign Body

Badriya Al-Saqri  1 , Atheel Kamona, Neela Al-Lamki
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Aortoesophageal Fistula caused by a Foreign Body

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

Figure 1
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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