| Lethal bleeding after accidental swallowing of a wooden meat skewer | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19662587 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Fistulas into the large vessels are a rare cause of intestinal bleeding. In some cases they are caused by transmural perforation after the accidental swallowing of a sharp foreign body like a bone or a fish bone. We report about a 79-year-old patient who had swallowed a fragment of a wooden meat skewer which induced a perforation of the oesophagus and aorta walls. The patient was admitted to the hospital with signs of severe gastrointestinal bleeding. The emergency endoscopic examination confirmed the cause of the bleeding, but the patient died during the intervention from haemorrhagic shock. The forensic autopsy confirmed the clinical suspicion of an aorto-oesophageal fistula. |
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Authors:
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B M Sauer; M Staritz; M Grosse Perdekamp |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; English Abstract; Journal Article Date: 2009-08-06 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie Volume: 47 ISSN: 1439-7803 ISO Abbreviation: Z Gastroenterol Publication Date: 2009 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-08-07 Completed Date: 2009-10-21 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0033370 Medline TA: Z Gastroenterol Country: Germany |
Other Details:
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Languages: ger Pagination: 749-52 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart. New York. |
Affiliation:
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Klinik für Innere Medizin I, Schwarzwald-Baar-Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen GmbH, 78054 Villingen-Schwenningen. bernd.sauer@sbk-vs.de |
Vernacular Title:
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Verblutungstod nach akzidentellem Verschlucken eines Holzspiesses. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Administration, Oral Aged Aorta / injuries* Deglutition* Esophagus / injuries* Fatal Outcome Foreign Bodies / complications*, etiology Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology* Humans Male Wood Wounds, Penetrating / diagnosis, etiology* |
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