Tubercular aortitis presenting as primary aortoenteric fistula: Report of an uncommon case
Tubercular aortitis presenting as primary aortoenteric fistula (AEF) is a rare entity. We present a 78-year-old male who presented with upper gastrointestinal bleed and also had abdominal pain and pulsating abdominal mass and on evaluation was found to have tubercular AEF which was successfully repa...
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| author | Ajay Savlania Vibhav Sharma Pulkit Rastogi Harjeet Singh Vishal Sharma Harshal S Mandavdhare |
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| description | Tubercular aortitis presenting as primary aortoenteric fistula (AEF) is a rare entity. We present a 78-year-old male who presented with upper gastrointestinal bleed and also had abdominal pain and pulsating abdominal mass and on evaluation was found to have tubercular AEF which was successfully repaired with surgery and the patient recovered with antitubercular therapy along with the surgery. This case highlights the importance of high index of suspicion with early institution of surgical repair along with antitubercular therapy for tubercular AEF with good results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d1f380179cbf4ab2a2b842aa838eeb042022-12-22T01:59:48ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology2212-55312212-554X2019-01-018111011210.4103/ijmy.ijmy_32_19Tubercular aortitis presenting as primary aortoenteric fistula: Report of an uncommon caseAjay SavlaniaVibhav SharmaPulkit RastogiHarjeet SinghVishal SharmaHarshal S MandavdhareTubercular aortitis presenting as primary aortoenteric fistula (AEF) is a rare entity. We present a 78-year-old male who presented with upper gastrointestinal bleed and also had abdominal pain and pulsating abdominal mass and on evaluation was found to have tubercular AEF which was successfully repaired with surgery and the patient recovered with antitubercular therapy along with the surgery. This case highlights the importance of high index of suspicion with early institution of surgical repair along with antitubercular therapy for tubercular AEF with good results.http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=110;epage=112;aulast=SavlaniaFistulasurgical repairtubercularupper gastrointestinal bleed |
| spellingShingle | Ajay Savlania Vibhav Sharma Pulkit Rastogi Harjeet Singh Vishal Sharma Harshal S Mandavdhare Tubercular aortitis presenting as primary aortoenteric fistula: Report of an uncommon case International Journal of Mycobacteriology Fistula surgical repair tubercular upper gastrointestinal bleed |
| title | Tubercular aortitis presenting as primary aortoenteric fistula: Report of an uncommon case |
| title_full | Tubercular aortitis presenting as primary aortoenteric fistula: Report of an uncommon case |
| title_fullStr | Tubercular aortitis presenting as primary aortoenteric fistula: Report of an uncommon case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tubercular aortitis presenting as primary aortoenteric fistula: Report of an uncommon case |
| title_short | Tubercular aortitis presenting as primary aortoenteric fistula: Report of an uncommon case |
| title_sort | tubercular aortitis presenting as primary aortoenteric fistula report of an uncommon case |
| topic | Fistula surgical repair tubercular upper gastrointestinal bleed |
| url | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=110;epage=112;aulast=Savlania |
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