title: Endovascular repair of a recurrent aortocaval fistula and anastamotic false aneurysm.
abstract: Aortocaval fistula (ACF) and false aneurysm are a recognized complication of open abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. Untreated they are often fatal. However, open surgical repair of this complication is associated with a high operative mortality and a significant complication rate. Endovascular management using a stent-graft to exclude the false aneurysm and fistula is a technically feasible alternative and confers many advantages over open repair by virtue of its minimally invasive nature. We report the endovascular management of this rare but serious complication of open AAA repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, The Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 5BE, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Yusuf
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: P A E
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hurst
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*