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

Nicholas S. Clarke; Raghav Murthy; Jennifer Hernandez; Steve Megison; Kristine J. Guleserian

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.054

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

Nicholas S. Clarke, Raghav Murthy, Jennifer Hernandez, Steve Megison, Kristine J. Guleserian

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e325-e327
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	102
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.054
State	Published - 1 Oct 2016
Externally published	Yes

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