aortoenteric fistula

aortoenteric fistula
a fistula between the aorta and intestine caused by erosion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm into the duodenum; it may be primary or it may be a late complication of prosthetic reconstruction of the aorta and the iliac arteries.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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