Research Article

A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula

Volume: 9 Number: 2 August 31, 2020
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A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula

Abstract

Aortoenteric fistula is classified as primary and secondary according to the presence of previous aortic surgery. Secondary aorto enteric fistula is a rare and fatal complication that develops after reconstructive aortic surgery. In patients presenting with gastrointestinal hemorrhage symptoms, a detailed anamnesis is required to diagnose aortoenteric fistula, which is outside the usual diagnoses. In this study, a 78-year-old male patient who presented with the complaints of bloody vomiting and abdominal pain, who had a history of aortic surgery 20 years ago and who had no bleeding focus at the endoscopy performed, was diagnosed with aortoenteric fistula after abdominal tomography and surgery, and pathogenesis and diagnostic procedures are emphasized.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 31, 2020

Submission Date

March 12, 2020

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Erten, M., Sevimli, H., Akça, H. Ş., Algın, A., Özdemir, S., & Eroğlu, S. E. (2020). A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula. Abant Medical Journal, 9(2), 65-68. https://doi.org/10.47493/abantmedj.2020.12
AMA
1.Erten M, Sevimli H, Akça HŞ, Algın A, Özdemir S, Eroğlu SE. A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula. Abant Med J. 2020;9(2):65-68. doi:10.47493/abantmedj.2020.12
Chicago
Erten, Mustafa, Habib Sevimli, Hatice Şeyma Akça, Abdullah Algın, Serdar Özdemir, and Serkan Emre Eroğlu. 2020. “A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula”. Abant Medical Journal 9 (2): 65-68. https://doi.org/10.47493/abantmedj.2020.12.
EndNote
Erten M, Sevimli H, Akça HŞ, Algın A, Özdemir S, Eroğlu SE (August 1, 2020) A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula. Abant Medical Journal 9 2 65–68.
IEEE
[1]M. Erten, H. Sevimli, H. Ş. Akça, A. Algın, S. Özdemir, and S. E. Eroğlu, “A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula”, Abant Med J, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 65–68, Aug. 2020, doi: 10.47493/abantmedj.2020.12.
ISNAD
Erten, Mustafa - Sevimli, Habib - Akça, Hatice Şeyma - Algın, Abdullah - Özdemir, Serdar - Eroğlu, Serkan Emre. “A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula”. Abant Medical Journal 9/2 (August 1, 2020): 65-68. https://doi.org/10.47493/abantmedj.2020.12.
JAMA
1.Erten M, Sevimli H, Akça HŞ, Algın A, Özdemir S, Eroğlu SE. A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula. Abant Med J. 2020;9:65–68.
MLA
Erten, Mustafa, et al. “A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula”. Abant Medical Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, Aug. 2020, pp. 65-68, doi:10.47493/abantmedj.2020.12.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Erten, Habib Sevimli, Hatice Şeyma Akça, Abdullah Algın, Serdar Özdemir, Serkan Emre Eroğlu. A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Secondary Aortoenteric Fistula. Abant Med J. 2020 Aug. 1;9(2):65-8. doi:10.47493/abantmedj.2020.12

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