Successful treatment of aortoesophageal fistula resulting from aneurysm of the aortic arch

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 425-427

  Goto, H ^a   Utoh, J ^a   Hongoh, H ^a   Hirata, T ^a   Kondoh, K ^a   Sun, L B ^a   Hara, M ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, thoracic complications; Aortic diseases complications; Aortic diseases surgery; Aortoesophageal fistula; Esophageal fistula etiology

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; OMENTUM; PROSTHESIS; THORACIC AORTA;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMANS; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 0031759540     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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