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Case Reports
. 1985 Mar;39(3):275-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62595-7.

False aneurysm of the aorta secondary to an esophageal foreign body

C A Bullaboy, W M Derkac, D H Johnson, R B Jennings Jr
Case Reports

False aneurysm of the aorta secondary to an esophageal foreign body

C A Bullaboy et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1985 Mar.

Abstract

False aneurysm of the aorta developed in a 14-month-old child following endoscopic removal of an open safety pin from the esophagus. The diagnostic techniques and operative repair of this rare complication of foreign body ingestion are described.

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