Ruptured aortic aneurysm with aortocaval fistula

Spontaneous Aortocaval Fistula Due to Ruptured Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysm

Dear editor, Aortocaval Fistula (ACF) is a rare condition of an Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm (AAA). ACF caused by perforation of atherosclerotic infrarenal aortic aneurysm into the adjacent IVC, iliac vein, or left renal vein. 1 Its incidence is approximately 1-2% which increases to 2-6.97% in the presence of ruptured AAA. 2 ACF is reported more in males (98%) with an average age of 64 years. 3 The...

spontaneous aortocaval fistula due to ruptured infrarenal aortic aneurysm

Surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with non-bleeding aortocaval fistula.

We present a case of an aortocaval fistula (ACF) without bleeding because a clot was covering the fistula. A 60-year-old man was diagnosed as having a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and an aortocaval fistula, by enhanced computed tomography (CT). After the aneurysm had been opened, the fistula was detected, but there was no bleeding because it was covered with clot. After graft repair...

Staged Hybrid Endovascular Repair of a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Aortocaval Fistula.

There is a growing body of literature expanding the indication of endovascular aneurysm repair, from prophylactic treatment of aneurysms to other indications such as ruptured and complicated ruptured abdominal aneurysms. Concomitant aortocaval fistula is rare, and reports of open and endovascular repair exist. We report a unique hybrid approach to a case of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm ...

Aortocaval fistula--rare complication of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms.