Aortoesophageal fistula secondary to reflux esophagitis

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-67

  Podbielski, Francis J ^a,b   Rodriguez, Heron E ^a   Zhu, Richard Y ^a   Worley, Todd A ^a   Fontaine, Jacques Pierre ^a   Connolly, Mark M ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Division of Thoracic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Esophageal fistula; Esophagitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; THORACOTOMY;

AORTIC DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FISTULA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34247240500     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000100921     Document Type: Article

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