Successful management of an aortoesophageal fistula caused by the ingestion of a chicken bone: case report and literature review
Esophageal foreign body is a common clinical emergency, Aortoesophageal fistula(AEF) is a rare but commonly fatal complication of foreign body.Reports of successfully managed eases are few, with high mortality and morbidity usually resulting from failure to control the initial massive haemodynamic insult.Although prognosis is extremely grim, early diagnosis and intervention is considered the optimal means to enhance one”s prognosis.We report a case of AEF caused by a chicken bone that had a successful outcome.There were no postsurgical complications, and the patient recovered without incident.The published data were reviewed to address the issues of optimal diagnostic methods and management of AEF.
Aortoesophageal fistula Foreign body Gastrointestinal bleeding
Yong-Li Yao Fa-Chao Zhi Sheng-Da Cui Bo Jiang
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology,Department of Gastroenterology,Nanfang Hospital,Southern Medical University
国内会议
广州
英文
181-184
2014-08-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）