Secondary Aortoesophageal Fistula Associated With Aneurysmal Graft Infection by Coxiella burnetii

Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare and serious condition that carries a high mortality rate. We present a case of overt gastrointestinal bleeding from an aortoesophageal fistula in a patient with chronic infection of an endovascular prosthesis with Coxiella burnetii.

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Published in:ACG Case Rep J
Main Authors: Okwara, Chinemerem John, Petrasek, Jan, Gibson, Maeghan, Burstein, Ezra
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American College of Gastroenterology 2016
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843146/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27144194
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2016.39
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