Aortocaval fistula: diagnosis with carbon dioxide angiography.
Aortocaval fistulas are an uncommon complication of atherosclerotic aneurysms that can present with a variety of clinical symptoms. Many of these patients present with oliguric renal failure, a contraindication for the use of iodinated contrast in radiological studies. We present a case of an aortocaval fistula diagnosed by using carbon dioxide gas without the use of traditional contrast media.
Rajan
D K
DK
Department of Radiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital, 3L-8, 4201 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Croteau
D L
DL
Kazmers
A
A
D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D003287:Contrast Media; D002245:Carbon Dioxide