Primary aortoduodenal fistula caused by tuberculous aortitis presenting as recurrent massive gastrointestinal bleeding

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-83

  Tsai, Tzung Jiun ^a,b   Yu, Hsien Chung ^a,b   Lai, Kwok Hung ^a,b   Lo, Gin Ho ^a,b   Hsu, Ping I ^a,b   Fu, Ting Ying ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aortitis; Aortoduodenal fistula; Gastrointestinal bleeding tubercolosis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTITIS; AORTODUODENAL FISTULA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DACRON VASCULAR PROSTHESIS; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FALSE ANEURYSM; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATEMESIS; HEMATOCHEZIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 39549107545     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60012-1     Document Type: Article

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