Summary:
A 60 year old man presented in Square Hospitals LTD with
hypovolaemic shock,and massive haematemesis.His BP was
non-recordable with soft , non-tender abdomen and Hb was
8g/dl with normal prothrombin time and partial
thromboplastin time and normal platelets .By endoscopy and
CT scans aortoesophageal fistula with aortic pseudoaneurysm
was identified and immediate surgery was done with complete
occlusion of the pseudoaneurysm ,which was confirmed by
repeat CT scan.
Key wards: Aortoesophageal fistula, Aortic pseudo aneurysm.
(J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2017; 35: 34-35)