[Aortoesophageal fistula: successful management of hazardous complication caused by foreign body]

Shinichi Ishioka; Adriana Safatle-Ribeiro; Everson L A Artifon; Décio Sampaio Couto Jr; Alex Navarro; Paulo Sakai; Ricardo Aun; Edivaldo Utiyama; Samir Rasslan; Dario Birolini

[Aortoesophageal fistula: successful management of hazardous complication caused by foreign body]

Rev Gastroenterol Peru. 2008 Jul-Sep;28(3):278-81.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

Shinichi Ishioka¹, Adriana Safatle-Ribeiro, Everson L A Artifon, Décio Sampaio Couto Jr, Alex Navarro, Paulo Sakai, Ricardo Aun, Edivaldo Utiyama, Samir Rasslan, Dario Birolini

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Gastroenterología, Servicio de Endoscopia Digestiva, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 18958146

Abstract

The rate of foreign body ingestion in the gastrointestinal tract requiring endoscopic treatment is 10% to 20% and its retention in the esophagus may represent risk of severe complications. Additionally to endoscopic treatment, surgical procedure might be necessary in approximately 1%.The case of an alcoholic patient, which accidentally ingested a dental prosthesis during an episode of severe drunkenness, is reported. He developed an aortoesophageal fistula that, after endoscopic evaluation, was surgically treated with success.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Alcoholic Intoxication
Aorta, Thoracic
Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Diseases / etiology*
Aortic Diseases / surgery
Aortography
Deglutition
Dental Prosthesis
Esophageal Fistula / etiology*
Esophageal Fistula / surgery
Esophagoscopy
Esophagus* / diagnostic imaging
Foreign Bodies / complications*
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
Foreign Bodies / surgery
Humans
Male
Radiography, Thoracic
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Fistula / diagnostic imaging
Vascular Fistula / etiology*
Vascular Fistula / surgery