Acute aorto-caval fistula: a complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Three patients, with acute spontaneous aorto-caval fistulae, are described. The important aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of these fistulae are discussed and the recommended anaesthetic and surgical management presented.
D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014684:Venae Cavae / Q000601:surgery