A Rare Cause of Primary Aortoenteric Fistula: Aortitis.

Case Rep Gastrointest Med

Department of Internal Medicine, Kansas University School of Medicine, Wichita, KS, USA.

Published: January 2017

Primary aortoenteric fistula is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleed but can lead to significant mortality if the diagnosis is delayed. Aortitis, characterized by inflammation of the aortic wall, is a rare cause of aortoenteric fistula. We present a case report of a 72-year-old male patient with infectious aortoenteric fistula secondary to , along with a review of the literature. This case demonstrates the importance of early diagnosis and aggressive surgical treatment of aortoenteric fistulae and recognizing infectious aortitis as a potential etiology.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5306989PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9087308DOI Listing

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