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Aortoduodenal fistula successfully treated with endovascular repair
Junya Fuchigami1, Kyohei Miyamoto1, Naoaki Shibata1
1Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.
Aortoduodenal fistula is a rare cause of life-threatening upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Accurate diagnosis is essential to initiate definitive treatment because endoscopic hemostasis, which is the usual initial intervention for upper gastrointestinal bleeding, may be ineffective. This case underscores timely intervention using endovascular treatment for achieving hemostasis in aortoduodenal fistula.
Aortoduodenal fistula is a rare cause of life-threatening upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Accurate diagnosis is essential to initiate definitive treatment because endoscopic hemostasis, which is the usual initial intervention for upper gastrointestinal bleeding, may be ineffective. This case underscores timely intervention using endovascular treatment for achieving hemostasis in aortoduodenal fistula.

