Unusual site for primary arterio-enteric fistula resulting in massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding – A case report on presentation and management

INTRODUCTION: Communications between an artery and the bowel are termed arterio-enteric fistulae. These are uncommon and mainly involve the aorta and duodenum. They can cause fatal haemorrhage. A primary aorto-enteric fistula has several aetiologies, one of which is post-radiotherapy. CASE REPORT: 7...

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Autores principales: Dimech, Anthony Pio, Sammut, Matthew, Cortis, Kelvin, Petrovic, Nebosja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29920412
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.05.023

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