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Primary aortoesophageal fistula: A rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
verfasst von:
Ankur Gupta, Arjun Poptani, Ambarish Satwik
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
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Ausgabe 1/2019
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Excerpt
A 61-year-old male presented with an episode of massive hematemesis to the emergency. He denied a history of abdominal pain, alcoholism, past history of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, or any significant past medical history. His hemoglobin was 6 g/dL (normal 13–15) and he was hypotensive on admission; physical examination was otherwise unremarkable. He was resuscitated with blood transfusion and vasopressors. …