Related Experiment Videos
Endoscopic aspects of aortointestinal fistula
A Königsrainer1, R Pointner, H Reissigl
1I. Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Innsbruck, Austria.
Surgical Endoscopy
|January 1, 1987
Abstract:
The etiology, diagnostic difficulties and treatment of five cases of aortointestinal fistulas are presented. In all of them, endoscopy played a major diagnostic role. Early diagnosis is essential for elective surgery since reconstruction in the massive bleeding stage has a mortality of up to 80%.