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A Case of Intrathoracic Stomach and Spleen After Aortic Repair: An Unusual Complication

A patient is described who presented with an intrathoracic stomach and spleen two weeks after aortic repair for an aortoduodenal fistula. At an urgent laparotomy the stomach was repositioned and the spleen removed. The patient recovered fully. The possible mechanism of this severe complication is di...

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Autores principales: de Haas, Stephanie A.M., van der Weijden, P.K.C., Steenvoorde, P., Joosten, P.P. Hedeman
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3104639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21629527
http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/jocmr2010.04.293w