title: Management of aortocaval fistula due to abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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