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

Clarke, Nicholas S; Murthy, Raghav; Hernandez, Jennifer; Megison, Steve; Guleserian, Kristine J · Ann Thorac Surg · 2016

case_report · Level V

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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.

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