Ultrasonic and comparative angiographic appearances of a spontaneous aorto-caval fistula.
A 71-year-old man with an atherosclerotic abdominal aortic aneurysm developed a spontaneous aorto-caval fistula. The ultrasound appearances showing a direct fistulous communication between the inferior vena cava and the aorta are presented and these are correlated with the angiographic appearances.
Department of Radiology, Hull Royal Infirmary.
A M
AM
Cook
J F
JF
Dyet
S L
SL
Mann
D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging