title: Percutaneous balloon occlusion of the inferior vena cava as an adjunct for treating ruptured type IV thoracoabdominal aneurysm and aortocaval fistula.
abstract: Spontaneous aortocaval fistulas are rare and thoracoabdominal aneurysms eroding into the inferior vena cava are rarer still. We describe a patient who presented to our hospital with a fistula between a Type IV thoracoabdominal aneurysm and the inferior vena cava. Expanding endovascular capabilities of vascular surgeons enabled us to insert proximal and distal occluding balloon catheters into the vena cava which greatly minimized blood loss.
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, PA, USA.
authors.forename: C Francisco
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Espinel
authors.forename: Keith D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Calligaro
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dougherty
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000792:Angiography; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior