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. 2009:2009:bcr04.2009.1790.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.04.2009.1790. Epub 2009 Sep 2.

Catastrophic gastrointestinal bleeding caused by aortoesophageal fistula secondary to mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm

Shi-Che Huang  1 , Tzu-Chieh Lin, Yu-Tse Tsan, Sung-Yuan Hu Master
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Catastrophic gastrointestinal bleeding caused by aortoesophageal fistula secondary to mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm

Shi-Che Huang et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2009.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest x ray revealed a widening mediastinum with enlargement of aortic arch and tortuosity of descending thoracic aorta (long black arrow) and distended stomach in upper abdomen (short black arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT angiography of aorta demonstrated a graft thoracic aorta with air bubbles inside the thrombus and surrounding tissues (black arrow in A), and contrast media extravasation (black arrow head in A) between thoracic aorta and oesophagus and coating oesophageal mucosa (white arrow in A and B) from the level of descending thoracic aorta into the stomach (white arrow head in B), which disclosed an aortoesophageal fistula.
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