Aortocaval fistula: a rare cause of paradoxical pulmonary embolism.
An 83 year old woman died suddenly from a paradoxical pulmonary embolus which had originated in an abdominal aortic aneurysm and embolised via an aortocaval fistula. This lesion should be considered in the differential diagnosis of embolic disease.
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Histopathology Department, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior