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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr 15;3(3):152-3.
doi: 10.14309/crj.2016.32. eCollection 2016 Apr.

A Deadly Connection: Aortoenteric Fistula as a Cause of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Shifat Ahmed  1 , Chirag Patel  1 , Christopher Schmitt  1 , Dipendra Parajuli  2
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A Deadly Connection: Aortoenteric Fistula as a Cause of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Shifat Ahmed et al. ACG Case Rep J. .
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Figure 1
(A) Blood clot in the duodenal bulb and (B and C) aortic graft eroding into duodenum. Note the change in size of the fistula between panels B and C due to pulsatile blood flow.
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