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Case Reports
. 2013 Jul;27(5):672.e7-11.
doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.07.026.

Endovascular treatment of a left subclavian pseudoaneurysm induced by ingestion of a foreign body

Carlo Stringari  1 , Patrizio Sbraga, Francesco Zaraca
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Endovascular treatment of a left subclavian pseudoaneurysm induced by ingestion of a foreign body

Carlo Stringari et al. Ann Vasc Surg. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

Subclavian artery-esophageal fistula is a life-threatening entity. It usually occurs in cases of an aberrant right subclavian artery. A fistula between a non-aberrant subclavian artery and esophagus is extremely rare and difficult to diagnose. It is generally due to ingestion of a foreign body and it is often lethal. We present a case of subclavian artery-esophageal fistula complicated by mediastinitis in a 45-year-old man. The fistula, induced by ingestion of a fish bone, was successfully treated by endovascular stent grafting and left thoracotomy.

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