The cause of intestinal bleeding cannot be missed: the case of primary aortoenteric fistula

The cause of intestinal bleeding cannot be missed: the case of primary aortoenteric fistula

Primary aortoenteric fistula (PAEF) is a rare condition of intestinal hemorrhage. We herein report a case of this condition initially suspected by ultrasonographic evaluation and subsequently confirmed by computed tomography. PAEF should be considered a possible cause in patients with gastrointestin...

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Main Authors: Bahjat Barakat, Lucia Calculli, Raffaele Pezzilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-06-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
Subjects:
Primary aortic-enteric fistula
Intestinal bleeding
Ultrasonography
Color- Doppler
Computed tomography
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/5845
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spelling doaj-afbd901917f94d16a7a4853fc43edd372020-11-25T01:51:40ZengPAGEPress PublicationsEmergency Care Journal1826-98262282-20542016-06-0112210.4081/ecj.2016.58454819The cause of intestinal bleeding cannot be missed: the case of primary aortoenteric fistulaBahjat Barakat0Lucia Calculli1Raffaele Pezzilli2Department of Emergency, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, BolognaDepartment of Diagnostic Medicine and Prevention, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, BolognaDepartment of Digestive System, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, BolognaPrimary aortoenteric fistula (PAEF) is a rare condition of intestinal hemorrhage. We herein report a case of this condition initially suspected by ultrasonographic evaluation and subsequently confirmed by computed tomography. PAEF should be considered a possible cause in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding of uncertain etiology and especially in patients with known aortic aneurysms. The rapid recognition of this condition may save the life of these patients because in untreated subjects the mortality is 100%, frequently due to hypovolemic shock.http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/5845Primary aortic-enteric fistulaIntestinal bleedingUltrasonographyColor- DopplerComputed tomography
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author Bahjat Barakat
Lucia Calculli
Raffaele Pezzilli
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Lucia Calculli
Raffaele Pezzilli
The cause of intestinal bleeding cannot be missed: the case of primary aortoenteric fistula
Emergency Care Journal
Primary aortic-enteric fistula
Intestinal bleeding
Ultrasonography
Color- Doppler
Computed tomography
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Lucia Calculli
Raffaele Pezzilli
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title The cause of intestinal bleeding cannot be missed: the case of primary aortoenteric fistula
title_short The cause of intestinal bleeding cannot be missed: the case of primary aortoenteric fistula
title_full The cause of intestinal bleeding cannot be missed: the case of primary aortoenteric fistula
title_fullStr The cause of intestinal bleeding cannot be missed: the case of primary aortoenteric fistula
title_full_unstemmed The cause of intestinal bleeding cannot be missed: the case of primary aortoenteric fistula
title_sort cause of intestinal bleeding cannot be missed: the case of primary aortoenteric fistula
publisher PAGEPress Publications
series Emergency Care Journal
issn 1826-9826
2282-2054
publishDate 2016-06-01
description Primary aortoenteric fistula (PAEF) is a rare condition of intestinal hemorrhage. We herein report a case of this condition initially suspected by ultrasonographic evaluation and subsequently confirmed by computed tomography. PAEF should be considered a possible cause in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding of uncertain etiology and especially in patients with known aortic aneurysms. The rapid recognition of this condition may save the life of these patients because in untreated subjects the mortality is 100%, frequently due to hypovolemic shock.
topic Primary aortic-enteric fistula
Intestinal bleeding
Ultrasonography
Color- Doppler
Computed tomography
url http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/5845
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