title: Endovascular treatment of arterio-ureteral fistulae with covered stents: Case series and review of the literature.
abstract: Arterio-ureteral fistulae are abnormal connections between an artery and the ureter and carry a high mortality. We present two cases of arterio-ureteral fistulae that presented with life-threatening hematuria. Both patients were treated with endovascular covered stent placement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Dhruv
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ranganath
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Sohail
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Contractor
keywords: Arterio-ureteral fistula; hematuria; vasculoureteric fistula