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Aortoesophageal Fistula in a Child With Undiagnosed Vascular Ring: Life-Threatening or Lethal?
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Aortoesophageal Fistula in a Child With Undiagnosed Vascular Ring: Life-Threatening or Lethal?

Nicholas S. Clarke, Raghav Murthy, Jennifer Hernandez, Steve Megison and Kristine J. Guleserian
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.102(4)
2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.054

Abstract

Aorta, Thoracic Aortic Diseases Cardiopulmonary Bypass Child Esophageal Fistula Esophagus Follow-Up Studies Foreign Bodies Hematemesis Humans Imaging, Three-Dimensional Male Reconstructive Surgical Procedures Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Surgical Flaps Thoracotomy Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Vascular Fistula Vascular Surgical Procedures aortoesophageal fistula Article ascending aorta cardiopulmonary bypass case report child childhood disease computer assisted tomography esophagus anastomosis foreign body human left common carotid artery left subclavian artery male preschool child priority journal thoracotomy thorax radiography vascular ring abnormalities Aortic Diseases diagnostic imaging Esophageal Fistula esophagus follow up Foreign Bodies hematemesis procedures reconstructive surgery risk assessment severity of illness index surgical flaps thoracic aorta three dimensional imaging treatment outcome Vascular Fistula vascular surgery x-ray computed tomography
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. © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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