Journal of clinical gastroenterology
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J. Clin. Gastroenterol. · Dec 1987
Review Case ReportsAortogastric fistula from hiatal hernia ulcer. A cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
An 83-year-old woman with no history of vascular surgery presented with a fatal upper gastrointestinal bleed from an aortogastric fistula secondary to a penetrating gastric ulcer. The fistula was between the thoracic aorta and the gastric ulcer in a hiatus hernia. ⋯ Aortogastric fistula involving the thoracic aorta and a gastric ulcer is rare in the absence of vascular graft surgery or aneurysm. We review the pertinent literature.