A rare case of paradoxical pulmonary embolism in spontaneous aortocaval fistula
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Aortocaval fistula: a rare cause of paradoxical pulmonary embolism.
An 83 year old woman died suddenly from a paradoxical pulmonary embolus which had originated in an abdominal aortic aneurysm and embolised via an aortocaval fistula. This lesion should be considered in the differential diagnosis of embolic disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: BJR|case reports
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2055-7159
DOI: 10.1259/bjrcr.20200183