Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2888448 | Annals of Vascular Surgery | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
An aortocaval fistula is a severe complication of an aortoiliac aneurysm, usually associated with high perioperative morbidity and mortality during open operative repair. We describe the successful endovascular treatment of a symptomatic infrarenal aortic aneurysm ruptured into the inferior vena cava with secondary interventional coiling of a persistent type II endoleak because of retrograde perfusion of the inferior mesenteric artery. Endovascular exclusion of ruptured abdominal aneurysms seems to be a valuable treatment option for selected patients even with complicated vascular conditions like an aortocaval fistula.
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Authors
Reinhard MD, Rolf MD, Ralf MD, Tobias MD, Georgios MD, Joachim MD, Dirk MD, Stephan MD, Karl-Walter MD,