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  • Title: [Aortoesophageal fistula due to ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm: case report of successful primary reconstruction of esophagus].
    Author: Uchida T, Tagusari O, Ando M, Kitamura S, Okita Y, Yoshikawa K.
    Journal: Kyobu Geka; 2001 May; 54(5):366-9. PubMed ID: 11357297.
    Abstract:
    We report a successful surgical case of 78-year-old woman with aortoesophageal fistula subsequent to the operation for sealed rupture of thoracic aortic aneurysm. She underwent one-stage operation consisted of esophagectomy, transmediastinal interposition of the stomach and esophagogastroanastomosis, to re-establish the gastrointestinal tract. The patient recovered well postoperatively without infection.
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