• Title of article

    Diagnosis and management of aortoesophageal fistula caused by a foreign body

  • Author/Authors

    Giuseppe S. Sica، نويسنده , , Veronica Djapardy، نويسنده , , Stephen Westaby، نويسنده , , Nicholas D. Maynard، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
  • Pages
    2
  • From page
    2217
  • To page
    2218
  • Abstract
    Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage often resulting in mortality. A case of aortoesophageal fistula caused by a swallowed fish bone leading to respiratory arrest is reported. The clinical presentation was unusual. The successful treatment required the use of hypothermic circulatory arrest.
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Serial Year
    2004
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Record number

    607670