title: Spontaneous iliac arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: The formation of an iliac arteriovenous fistula caused by rupture of an atherosclerotic iliac artery aneurysm is unusual. We describe a case and review the previously reported 18 cases of spontaneous iliac arteriovenous fistula. The presence of a palpable abdominal mass associated with a thrill or bruit and unilateral leg symptoms of venous engorgement or arterial insufficiency, with or without acute onset of congestive heart failure, should result in a high index of suspicion of this entity. Prompt recognition and surgical closure of the iliac fistula are most important in successful management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morrow
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lewinstein
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ben-Menachem
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007084:Iliac Vein; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous