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Aorto-digestive fistulae. 1982

G Benhamou, and J J Duron

On the basis of a case of aorto-duodenal fistula due to fissuration of a tuberculous sub-renal aneurysm, the authors review the difficult question of primary and secondary aorto-digestive fistulae. Primary fistulae are due to the rupture of an artheromatous or infectious aneurysm. The latter possibility must always be borne in mind. Aneurysms secondary to an aortic suture are more common in practice. There is also often a troublesome infectious element, requiring axillobifemoral bypass prior to treatment of the aneurism itself.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007412	Intestinal Fistula	An abnormal anatomical passage between the INTESTINE, and another segment of the intestine or other organs. External intestinal fistula is connected to the SKIN (enterocutaneous fistula). Internal intestinal fistula can be connected to a number of organs, such as STOMACH (gastrocolic fistula), the BILIARY TRACT (cholecystoduodenal fistula), or the URINARY BLADDER of the URINARY TRACT (colovesical fistula). Risk factors include inflammatory processes, cancer, radiation treatment, and surgical misadventures (MEDICAL ERRORS).	Cholecystoduodenal Fistula,Colovesical Fistula,Enterocutaneous Fistula,Fistula, Cholecystoduodenal,Fistula, Colovesical,Fistula, Enterocutaneous,Fistula, Intestinal
D008297	Male		Males
D004378	Duodenal Diseases	Pathological conditions in the DUODENUM region of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL).	Disease, Duodenal,Diseases, Duodenal,Duodenal Disease
D005402	Fistula	Abnormal communication most commonly seen between two internal organs, or between an internal organ and the surface of the body.	Fistulas
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000785	Aneurysm, Infected	Aneurysm due to growth of microorganisms in the arterial wall, or infection arising within preexisting arteriosclerotic aneurysms.	Aneurysm, Bacterial,Aneurysm, Mycotic,Mycotic Aneurysm,Bacterial Aneurysm,Bacterial Aneurysms,Fungal Aneurysm,Infected Aneurysm,Aneurysm, Fungal,Aneurysms, Bacterial,Aneurysms, Fungal,Aneurysms, Infected,Aneurysms, Mycotic,Fungal Aneurysms,Infected Aneurysms,Mycotic Aneurysms
D001012	Aorta, Abdominal	The aorta from the DIAPHRAGM to the bifurcation into the right and left common iliac arteries.	Abdominal Aorta,Abdominal Aortas,Aortas, Abdominal
D001018	Aortic Diseases	Pathological processes involving any part of the AORTA.	Aortic Disease,Disease, Aortic,Diseases, Aortic
D001019	Aortic Rupture	The tearing or bursting of the wall along any portion of the AORTA, such as thoracic or abdominal. It may result from the rupture of an aneurysm or it may be due to TRAUMA.	Aortic Aneurysm, Ruptured,Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm,Aneurysm, Ruptured Aortic,Aneurysms, Ruptured Aortic,Aortic Aneurysms, Ruptured,Aortic Ruptures,Rupture, Aortic,Ruptured Aortic Aneurysms,Ruptures, Aortic