Pearl after arriving in Montreal with Tim Hortons (no relation to Karen H) being the only thing open. Tasty coffee I must say. Aorto-Enteric Fistulae: Facts • Life-threatening disorder with mortality of virtually 100% • Primary or secondary forms • Secondary most common – prior aortic surgery or raft placement • Classic triad: Abdominal pain, massive GI hemorrhage, and pulsatile abdominal mass •CT is the best initial modality: Ectopic gas within aortic lumen or adjacent to aorta Direct contrast extravasation from aorta to bowel or vice-versa is rare Effacement of fat plane between the aorta and adjacent bowel Focal bowel wall thickening adjacent to the aorta Periaortic soft tissue thickening and fluid,
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