Fatal embolization of intestinal contents through a duodenocaval fistula.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Embolization of intestinal contents to the lung is an exceedingly rare event, which to our knowledge, has never been reported as a cause of death. Equally rare is duodenocaval fistula resulting from a penetrating duodenal peptic ulcer. We present the case of a 51-year-old man whose duodenal ulcer led to a fistulous tract with the inferior vena cava and subsequently to progressive pulmonary embolization of intestinal contents, ultimately resulting in death from respiratory failure.
Medical subject headings
- Duodenal Diseases
- Gastrointestinal Contents
- Intestinal Fistula
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Vena Cava, Inferior