Arteriovenous fistula following lumbar disc surgery.
Injury to the aorta, vena cava and iliac vessels is a recognized hazard of lumbar disc surgery (1-4). Haemorrhage may be manifest at the time, or postoperatively false aneurysm or arteriovenous fistula occurs. Four cases of arteriovenous fistula, 2 with associated false aneurysm, are described. Presentation varied between immediately postoperatively and 8 years later. In none of these injury suspected at the time of surgery.
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging