Arteriovenous fistula complicating lumbar disc surgery. Case report.
Arteriovenous fistula is a rare complication of lumbar disc surgery. The diagnosis is often delayed and the condition erroneously treated as deep venous thrombosis, because of primary leg swelling. A case is presented in which the diagnosis was confirmed 18 months after a second lumbar disc operation.
Department of Cardiology, Kolding Central Hospital, Denmark.
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D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*