title: Aorto-left renal vein fistula is a rare complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm with unique clinical presentation.
abstract: Spontaneous aorto-left renal vein fistulas (ALRVF) are extremely rare, with only 30 cases presented in the literature. In the majority of the reported cases, the fistula involved an anomalous retroaortic left renal vein. In some aspects, the clinical findings differ from those of aortocaval fistulas, often making the correct diagnosis difficult and contributing to the delay in treatment. In this article, we present 2 such cases, review previously reported data, and discuss clinical features and treatment options of this rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Centre of Serbia, Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 8, Koste Todorovica st., 11000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia. markobmf@gmail.com
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dragas
authors.forename: Lazar
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davidovic
authors.forename: Sinisa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pejkic
authors.forename: Nikola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ilic
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koncar
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Markovic
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000002:abnormalities