PMID: 8452702Jan 1, 1993Paper

Digestive hemorrhage as the first symptom of a rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm

Revista Española De Enfermedades Digestivas : Organo Oficial De La Sociedad Española De Patología Digestiva
M Martínez PérezG Pintos Díaz

Abstract

Primary aortoduodenal fistula is an uncommon complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm and is a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. A case of primary arterioenteric fistula due to the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm into the third portion of the duodenum is presented. Aneurysmectomy, duodenal repair, and extra-anatomic revascularization of the legs was performed. Diagnosis of primary aortoenteric fistula is difficult. The usual explorations are not demonstrative, and exploratory laparotomy is often mandatory.

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