Management of aortocaval fistula due to abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Anasarca and intractable congestive heart failure were the presenting signs of an abdominal aortic aneurysm with aortocaval fistula. Management with careful monitoring of cardiovascular function using a Swan-Ganz catheter before, during, and after surgery resulted in an uneventful recovery.
D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002302:Cardiac Output; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014655:Vascular Resistance; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior