title: [Post-traumatic intrahepatic arterioportal fistula].
abstract: Traumatic arterioportal fistulas (APF) are very rare. The most common reasons are liver biopsy and liver injuries. They are also caused by liver tumours and vessel anomalies. This is a case-report of a patient who developed an APF after blunt abdominal trauma. The fistula bearing part of the liver was resected in two sessions. In cases of large APFs with a flow from multiple collaterals the therapy of choice is the embolization. If not possible a selective excision of the fistulous sac or the resection of the fistula containing liver segment are recommended.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Abteilung, Evangelischen Krankenhauses Herne.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Eickhoff
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kemen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kollig
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zumtobel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Senkal
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013164:Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*