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ArticleForensic science, medicine, and pathology2010

An unusual presentation of thoracic aortic aneurysm rupturing into the esophagus: an autopsy case report.

Sumithra Gamini Hewa Ambepitiya, Tomomi Michiue, Yasumori Bessho, Yasunobu Kamikodai, Takaki Ishikawa, Hitoshi Maeda

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Article in Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sumithra Gamini Hewa AmbepitiyaDepartment of Legal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Asahi-machi 1-4-3, Abeno, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Tomomi Michiue
Yasumori Bessho
Yasunobu Kamikodai
Takaki Ishikawa
Hitoshi Maeda
Osaka City University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ruptured aortic aneurysms often present with sudden death, and have varied signs and symptoms depending on the site of rupture and hemorrhage. We report a case of an aortic aneurysm with an aorto-esophageal fistula, which showed slow gastrointestinal bleeding for days before death. A 79-year-old male was brought to a hospital emergency unit, with a history of melena for about 3 days, and recent hematemesis. He collapsed immediately after endoscopy and died. A forensic autopsy which was performed due to possible medical malpractice demonstrated a large saccular aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta with a fistula into the esophagus. A significant finding was a lid or valve shaped thrombus covering the aortic orifice of the fistula, which may have partly contributed to slow bleeding, and which may have been dislodged by endoscopy. This case suggests that very careful management of aorto-esophageal fistula is needed in patients with clinical signs of possible thoracic aortic aneurysm with slow hemorrhage.

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AgedAneurysm, RupturedAortaAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DiseasesEndoscopy, GastrointestinalEsophageal FistulaEsophagusForensic PathologyGastrointestinal HemorrhageHematemesisHumansMaleMelenaNeutrophilsVascular Fistula

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