PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Shatnawi, Nawaf J.
AU  - Bani-Hani, Kamal E.
TI  - Ingested chicken bone leading to aorto-esophageal fistula
DP  - 2005 Sep 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1442--1444
VI  - 26
IP  - 9
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/9/1442.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/9/1442.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2005 Sep 01; 26
AB  - We report a 38-year-old male patient who was referred to King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan with massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The bleeding proved to be due to aorto-esophageal fistula caused by accidental ingestion of a chicken wing bone 10 days earlier. The patient died during a salvage thoraco-laparotomy. Primary aorto-esophageal fistula is a very rare but catastrophic condition that is frequently missed preoperatively. A high index of suspicion is needed for early diagnosis, which might improve the chance of survival.