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J Med Assoc Thai
; 93(11): 1332-5, 2010 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21114215
RESUMO
Left subclavian arterioesophageal fistula resulting from chicken bone ingestion is a rare occurrence. The authors report the death of a 42-year-old Thai female with mental retardation who presented to the hospital with severe hematemesis and arrested Death occurred about 24 hours after laparotomy due to hypovolemic shock Postmortem examination revealed a chicken bone embedded in middle part of esophagus with fistula between the esophagus and the left subclavian artery.