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Review
. 2012;67(2):195-7.
doi: 10.6061/clinics/2012(02)19.

A combined minimally invasive approach for the treatment of aortoesophageal fistula caused by the ingestion of a chicken bone: case report and literature review

Xiaodong Chen  1 , Jianwen Li, Jie Chen, Yu Zhou, Yuanqi Zhang, Hongfei Ding, Shuichuan Huang, Zhi Zhang
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Review

A combined minimally invasive approach for the treatment of aortoesophageal fistula caused by the ingestion of a chicken bone: case report and literature review

Xiaodong Chen et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2012.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
CT angiography images. A) Mediastinal esophageal fistula with inflammatory exudate surrounding the descending aorta (arrow). B) An aortic pseudoaneurysm at the anterior wall of the descending aorta at the lower edge of thoracic vertebrae 5 (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Esophageal endoscopy. A) An esophageal fistula approximately 1.0 cm in diameter was found 25 cm away from the incisors prior to implantation of the esophageal stent (arrow). B) Complete healing of the original fistula after the removal of the esophageal stent (arrow).
Figure 3A
Figure 3A
CT angiography confirmed successful tamponade of the fistula.
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