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Primary aorto enteric fistula a rare but life threatening condition: a case report
Primary aorto enteric fistula is a very rare but life threatening condition. We report a case of primary aorto enteric fistula in a 62-year-old man whose diagnosis was only made at laparotomy. A high index of suspicion along with a good history and physical exam is critical for making a successful d...
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BioMed Central
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827051/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20181180 http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-6821 |
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| description | Primary aorto enteric fistula is a very rare but life threatening condition. We report a case of primary aorto enteric fistula in a 62-year-old man whose diagnosis was only made at laparotomy. A high index of suspicion along with a good history and physical exam is critical for making a successful diagnosis. Surgical exploration is warranted if other investigation is not conclusive. |
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| spelling | pubmed-28270512010-02-24 Primary aorto enteric fistula a rare but life threatening condition: a case report Luk, TL Cases J Research article Primary aorto enteric fistula is a very rare but life threatening condition. We report a case of primary aorto enteric fistula in a 62-year-old man whose diagnosis was only made at laparotomy. A high index of suspicion along with a good history and physical exam is critical for making a successful diagnosis. Surgical exploration is warranted if other investigation is not conclusive. BioMed Central 2009-09-14 /pmc/articles/PMC2827051/ /pubmed/20181180 http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-6821 Text en Copyright ©2009 Luk; licensee Cases Network Ltd. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| spellingShingle | Research article Luk, TL Primary aorto enteric fistula a rare but life threatening condition: a case report |
| title | Primary aorto enteric fistula a rare but life threatening condition: a case report |
| title_full | Primary aorto enteric fistula a rare but life threatening condition: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Primary aorto enteric fistula a rare but life threatening condition: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary aorto enteric fistula a rare but life threatening condition: a case report |
| title_short | Primary aorto enteric fistula a rare but life threatening condition: a case report |
| title_sort | primary aorto enteric fistula a rare but life threatening condition: a case report |
| topic | Research article |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827051/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20181180 http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-6821 |
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