Aorto-esophageal fistula
Diagnosis certain
Updates to Study Attributes
Findings
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Oseophageal stent in situ.
Soft tissue occupying most of the oesophageal lumen at the level of the carina.
Contrast extending from the descending aortiaaorta into the lumen of the oesophagus at the level of the pulmonary trunk.
Soft tissue in the para-oesophageal space in keeping with tumour extension.
Updates to Case Attributes
Body
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Very exciting case - one of my best in the last 5 years.
Known to happen, but rare to experience. Thankfully.
On the arterial phase CT study the contrast extends across the aorta and through the stented oesophagus at the site of the upper oesophageal tumour.
AAn aorto-oesophageal fistula.
-<p>Very exciting case - one of my best in the last 5 years.</p><p>Known to happen, but rare to experience. Thankfully.</p><p>On the arterial phase CT study the contrast extends across the aorta and through the stented oesophagus at the site of the upper oesophageal tumour.</p><p>A aorto-oesophageal fistula.</p>- +<p>Very exciting case - one of my best in the last 5 years.</p><p>Known to happen, but rare to experience. Thankfully.</p><p>On the arterial phase CT study the contrast extends across the aorta and through the stented oesophagus at the site of the upper oesophageal tumour.</p><p>An aorto-oesophageal fistula.</p>
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