Abstract
Exsanguinating hematemesis secondary to an aortoesophageal fistula from an impacted foreign body occurred in a patient with a vascular ring. This report describes successful resuscitation and repair in a 6-year-old boy who was transferred from an outside hospital in extremis with an aortoesophageal fistula from a foreign body in the presence of a vascular ring.
Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
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Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Diseases / surgery
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Cardiopulmonary Bypass / methods
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Child
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Esophageal Fistula / diagnostic imaging
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Esophageal Fistula / surgery*
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Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
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Esophagus / surgery*
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Follow-Up Studies
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Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
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Foreign Bodies / surgery*
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Hematemesis / diagnosis
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Hematemesis / etiology
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Humans
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Imaging, Three-Dimensional*
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Male
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Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods
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Risk Assessment
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Severity of Illness Index
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Surgical Flaps
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Thoracotomy / methods
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
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Treatment Outcome
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Vascular Fistula / diagnostic imaging
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Vascular Fistula / surgery
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Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods