Spontaneous Aneurysmal Enteric Fistulae—Report of Two Chinese Patients Successfully Treated by Surgery

Two Chinese patients with spontaneous aneurysmal enteric fistulae are re ported, one with an aortoduodenal fistula, the other with an iliac-ileal fistula. The first patient presented with the classic symptoms of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and a pulsatile abdominal mass. The latter had more ill-defined gastro intestinal symptoms, mainly abdominal distension and diarrhea without mas sive bleeding. Both patients were successfully treated by surgery.