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Toothpick-induced aortoenteric fistula presenting as sepsis
Aortoenteric fistulas (AEF) are a rare but life-threatening cause of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. We present the case of a primary AEF caused by ingestion of a toothpick by a 47-year-old male. This is the 10th known case in the literature in which a foreign body was found to be the cause of a com...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5534662/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28611134 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-218338 |