Unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in an 84-year-old woman: a miraculous survival from an aortoduodenal fistula repair.


Journal

BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
13 Sep 2021
Historique:
entrez: 14 9 2021
pubmed: 15 9 2021
medline: 16 9 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

An 84-year-old woman presented acutely with dizziness, fatigue and a total of 800 mL of fresh per rectum (PR) bleeding. The significant history of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair 5 years ago included multiple episodes of endovascular leak around the stent associated with abscess of left psoas major, left abdominal wall abscess with sinus formation, appendicitis with abscess formation, and acute pancreatic and chronic cholecystitis with multiple gallstones in the 7 months prior to this presentation. During the preceding 7 months, the patient was stabilised with an intravenous proton pump inhibitor, blood transfusions and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) management for the assumed diagnosis of stress ulcers over multiple hospital admissions. Imaging with CT scan of the abdomen made the more accurate diagnosis of acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage caused by a fistula between the distal duodenum and aorta, which was later surgically confirmed. Removal of infected stents and axillobifemoral bypass were performed with a successful recovery.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34518182
pii: 14/9/e244318
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-244318
pmc: PMC8438823
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Competing interests: None declared.

Références

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Jul 25;14(1):144
pubmed: 31345241
J Endovasc Ther. 2007 Jun;14(3):421-5
pubmed: 17723004
EJVES Short Rep. 2019 May 16;43:12-17
pubmed: 31193640
J Cardiol Cases. 2019 Jul 08;20(3):103-105
pubmed: 31497176
Ann Vasc Dis. 2016;9(3):173-179
pubmed: 27738458
BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Aug 24;13(8):
pubmed: 32843405
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2010 Feb;51(1):53-69
pubmed: 20081762
J Vasc Surg. 2016 Aug;64(2):313-320.e1
pubmed: 27289529
J Endovasc Ther. 2011 Feb;18(1):66-77
pubmed: 21314352
Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Feb;59(2):300-4
pubmed: 14745412
J Endovasc Ther. 2015 Oct;22(5):734-44
pubmed: 26286073
N Engl J Med. 2018 Dec 6;379(23):2199-2208
pubmed: 30354950
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2016 Dec;52(6):770-786
pubmed: 27838156
BMC Gastroenterol. 2021 Feb 2;21(1):49
pubmed: 33530944
BMC Gastroenterol. 2021 Feb 1;21(1):45
pubmed: 33526013
Cureus. 2019 Sep 5;11(9):e5575
pubmed: 31695994
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Jun;72(6):1719-22
pubmed: 22695447
N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 28;378(26):2506-2516
pubmed: 29949497
Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan. 2010 Jun;48(2):103-6
pubmed: 20643371
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2010 Aug;33(4):857-60
pubmed: 19866233
Ann Surg. 1993 Nov;218(5):583-92
pubmed: 8239772
Gut. 2010 Jun;59(6):722-8
pubmed: 20551455
World J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jan 21;14(3):484-6
pubmed: 18200675
BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Apr 26;2017:
pubmed: 28446485
Acute Med Surg. 2014 Jan 28;1(2):63-69
pubmed: 29930824

Auteurs

Nicole Tan (N)

Curtin Medical School, Curtin University Bentley Campus, Perth, Bentley, Australia.

Yi Shi (Y)

Vascular Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Dan Xu (D)

Curtin Medical School, Curtin University Bentley Campus, Perth, Bentley, Australia daniel.xu@curtin.edu.au.
Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University Bentley Campus, Perth, Bentley, Australia.
Medical Education and General Practice, Sun Yan-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.

Jinsong Wang (J)

Vascular Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Articles similaires

[Redispensing of expensive oral anticancer medicines: a practical application].

Lisanne N van Merendonk, Kübra Akgöl, Bastiaan Nuijen
1.00
Humans Antineoplastic Agents Administration, Oral Drug Costs Counterfeit Drugs

Smoking Cessation and Incident Cardiovascular Disease.

Jun Hwan Cho, Seung Yong Shin, Hoseob Kim et al.
1.00
Humans Male Smoking Cessation Cardiovascular Diseases Female
Humans United States Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Medicare Part C
1.00
Humans Yoga Low Back Pain Female Male

Classifications MeSH