Emergency endovascular repair of iatrogenic aortocaval fistula:  a rare complication of laparoscopic surgery.
We present the first reported case of iatrogenic aortocaval fistula due to trochar injury after attempted laparoscopic repair of incisional hernia. It was diagnosed with an x-ray computed tomography and successfully managed with an endovascular-covered stent graft by excluding the fistula. A follow-up computed tomography scan at 3 months did not show any recurrence.
Department of General Surgery, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK. sinhasurajit@hotmail.com
Surajit
S
Sinha
Peter
P
Kember
Ian
I
Currie
D017541:Aneurysm, False; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*