| Literature DB >> 300222 |
D R Sinar, A DeMaria, Y P Kataria, F B Thomas.
Abstract
A 71-year-old woman developed dysphagia and hematemesis with an endoscopic diagnosis of esophageal submucosal hematoma. Post mortem examination demonstrated an aorto-esophageal fistula as the etiology of her hematemesis. The differential diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the elderly patient without cirrhosis is discussed. A review of the literature on aorto-esophageal fistula is included.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 300222 DOI: 10.1007/bf01072285
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Dig Dis ISSN: 0002-9211