Congenital aorto-caval fistula in the newborn: a case report.
The authors report a rare case of congenital fistula between the distal aspect of the descending aorta and the inferior vena cava. The clinical features of this aortocaval fistula is being described as well as the preoperative diagnostic workup, the intraoperative findings, and the complicated postoperative course and treatment.
Kuint
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Department of Neonatology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center and Sakler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Bilik
R
R
Heyman
Z
Z
Lotan
D
D
Garniek
A
A
Shniderman
Y
Y
Topper
L
L
Avigad
I
I
D000792:Angiography; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery