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Venous gangrene secondary to an aorto-caval fistula.
W e report the unusual case of a 60-year-old-man presenting with left lower limb venous gangrene caused by an aorto-caval fistula. There was associated bilateral lower limb and scrotal oedema. In this case a ruptured aortic aneurysm with acute fistulation into the vena cava (fig 1) was repaired in the conventional manner. However, the patient underwent above-knee amputation of irreversible veno...
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We present a case of 71 year old man operated in our clinic for ruptured abdominal aneurysm complicated with aorto-caval fistula, which was revealed during the surgery and successfully repaired by direct sutures within the aorta. This is the first record of the aorto-caval fistula that was so far noticed in our clinic. Urgent surgery and repair of the defect conneting aorta and vena cava by dir...
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A previously healthy 82-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of bilateral lower limb oedema. Abdominal examination revealed prominent abdominal veins extending to the thigh. A large pulsatile abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) was noted in the epigastrium. Bilateral pitting leg oedema was noted along with a bluish discoloration of the feet. Clinical diagnosis of IVC thrombosis secondary t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-197712000-00020