title: Endovascular stent-graft repair of primary aortocaval fistula with an abdominal aortoiliac aneurysm.
abstract: A primary aortocaval fistula is present in less than 1% of all abdominal aortic aneurysms. Until recently, surgical repair was the only method of treatment and was associated with a high incidence of morbidity and mortality. With the rapid development of aortic stent-graft technique, endovascular stent-graft repair may offer an alternative to the management of this often fatal condition. We report a case of an aortoiliac aneurysm with an aortocaval fistula successfully treated with endovascular stent-grafting. The unique hemodynamic changes, technical problems, and complications associated with this case are discussed, and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Unit, and the Department of Radiology, Belfast City Hospital, Northern Ireland. louis.lau@ukgateway.net
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: O'reilly
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery