Angiographic demonstration of an aorto-left renal vein fistula.
The unusual complication of an atherosclerotic abdominal aneurysm rupturing into a retro-aortic left renal vein is presented. Angiographic findings and the anatomic variations of the left renal vein are discussed.
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*