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Secondary aortoesophageal fistula initially presented with empyema after thoracic aortic stent grafting: A case report

BACKGROUND: Massive upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is usually urgent and severe, and is mostly caused by GI diseases. Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) after thoracic aortic stent grafting is a rare cause of this condition, and has a poor prognosis with a high mortality rate. The clinical symptoms...

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Autores principales: Wang, De-Qiong, Liu, Mei, Fan, Wen-Juan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8546808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34734078
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i29.8938