A case of aortoduodenal fistula and vertebral erosion caused by an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- Author:
Dong Gyu LEE
1
;
Kwang Jin CHUN
;
Dai Hee CHOI
;
Chang Don KANG
;
Sung Joon LEE
;
Kilsoo YIE
;
Hyung Rae KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. joon617@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aortic aneurysm, abdominal;
Fistula;
Spine
- MeSH:
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal;
Fistula;
Hemorrhage;
Sepsis;
Spine
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2010;78(1):99-103
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A primary aortoenteric fistula is an uncommon complication of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, but can be fatal due to the high risk of massive bleeding and sepsis. Rarely, an abdominal aortic aneurysm can cause vertebral erosion. We report uncommon complications of an abdominal aortic aneurysm that caused an aortoduodenal fistula and lumbar vertebral erosion. To our knowledge, this is the first case of an abdominal aortic aneurysm complicated by an aortoduodenal fistula and vertebral erosion simultaneously.
