Secondary infection of a pre-existing thoracic aortic aneurysm by iatrogenic oesophageal perforation with aorta-oesophageal fistula formation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 365-367

  Chan, Yiu Che ^a   Ting, Albert C ^a   Law, Simon ^a   Cheng, Stephen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aorto oesophageal fistula; Endovascular aneurysm stent graft; Iatrogenic oesophageal perforation; Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENTEROENDOCRINE CELL; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY INFECTION; SEPSIS; STENT; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

AGED; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 58749085880     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.049     Document Type: Article

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