title: Spontaneous abdominal arteriovenous fistulae: report of eight cases and review of the literature.
abstract: The spontaneous rupture of an abdominal aneurysm into an adjacent major vein results in a profound and rapidly worsening haemodynamic disturbance. Survival depends on prompt diagnosis and closure of the fistula at operation. Eight cases are reported and modes of presentation, diagnostic criteria and management principles are reviewed in a detailed analysis of 148 cases in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Gilling-Smith
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Mansfield
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*