Review of aortoiliac aneurysms with spontaneous large vein fistula.
BACKGROUND
Arteriovenous fistula is a rare complication of aortoiliac aneurysmal disease, accounting for less than 2% of clinical presentations.


METHODS
In addition to the 191 cases reviewed in the literature, an additional 14 cases seen at Royal Melbourne Hospital over the last 22 years are presented to illustrate the challenges in the diagnosis of this condition.


CONCLUSIONS
An increase in awareness may lead to better management of these patients.
Duong
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Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
Atkinson
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D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior