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Zeshan A Rana1, Vinay R Hosmane, Nabeel R Rana
1Christiana Care Health System, Center for Heart and Vascular Health, Newark, Deleware 19718, USA. zrana1@gmail.com
Abstract:
A 70-year-old patient presented with melena, dyspnea, and generalized weakness. An endoscopy revealed a deep ulcer with a pulsatile clot in the intrathoracic gastric tube that had been previously constructed for esophageal replacement. Shortly thereafter, the patient died of exsanguination secondary to a fistula between the stomach and the right ventricle. This complication presents a unique but deadly cause of gastrointestinal bleeding that mandates swift diagnosis and immediate surgical correction.
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