Primary aortoenteric fistula related to septic aortitis

CONTEXT: Primary aortoenteric fistulas usually result from erosion of the bowel wall due to an associated abdominal aortic aneurysm. A few patients have been described with other etiologies such as pseudoaneurysm originating from septic aortitis caused by Salmonella. OBJECTIVE: To present a rare cli...

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Main Authors: Fábio Lambertini Tozzi, Erasmo Simão da Silva, Fernando Campos, Henrique Oscar de Azevedo Fagundes Neto, Marcos Lucon, Renato Micelli Lupinacci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802001000400008&lng=en&tlng=en