Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2976070 | Journal des Maladies Vasculaires | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding from a primary aortoduodenal fistula is unusual and usually fatal. Postoperative aortoduodenal fistula after biliary surgery is a very rare complication. We report hence a 69-year-old female patient who underwent a main bile duct resection with extended paraaortic lymphadenectomy for a cholangiocarcinoma. Acute melena with hemoglobin drop occurred on postoperative day 24. Initial CT-scan showed an aortic pseudoaneurysm with aortoduodenal fistula. An aortic endoprosthesis with endoscopic drainage of periaortic collections allowed successful treatment.
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Authors
D. Fuks, C. Humbert-Claude, J.-B. Deguines, C. Sabbagh, F. Browet, H. Hajji, S. Blampain, B. Reix, D. Chatelain, T. Reix, J.-M. Régimbeau,