Ileal artery pseudoaneurysm: a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleed.

J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Published: November 2019

Aorto-enteric fistulas are life-threatening conditions that occur commonly between the aorta and duodenum. Our case describes a fistula between the ileal artery and small bowel. To our knowledge, ileal artery fistulas are more commonly described in surgical cases, unlike our case. This case emphasizes early diagnosis of an aorto-enteric fistula causing life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding to improve morbidity and survival.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830295PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1679950DOI Listing

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