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- Title
Aortoduodenal Fistula Associated with Streptococcus milleri Bacteremia and a Mitral Valve Vegetation.
- Authors
Karban, Amir; Levy, Yishai; Markel, Arie; Torem, Shlomo; Brook, J. Gerald
- Abstract
A sixty-five-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital complaining of weight loss and melena. She had a history of five vascular operations including aortobifemoral bypass. During hospitalization, she developed sepsis with Streptococcus milleri bacteremia. A computed tomographic scan and gastroduodenoscopy suggested aortoduodenal fistula, which was confirmed by surgical exploration. An echocardiogram showed mitral valve vegetation. This case suggests the potential role of Streptococcus milleri bacteremia and endocarditis in the pathogenesis of aortoduodenal fistula.
- Subjects
WEIGHT loss; DISEASES in women; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; BACTEREMIA; ENDOCARDITIS; PATIENTS
- Publication
Vascular Surgery, 1994, Vol 28, Issue 8, p571
- ISSN
0042-2835
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/153857449402800810