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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 report a rare case of presumed post-traumatic aortic arch aneurysm complicated by an aorto-pulmonary artery fistula. Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic pulmonary angiography completed by dynamic cardiac magnetic resonance imaging allowed adequate preoperative visualization of an 8-mm large fistula between the aneurysm and the left pulmonary artery. The patient underwent successful total ...
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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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BACKGROUND To remark the feasibility of endovascular treatment of an aorto-caval fistula in a old high risk patient with "hostile" abdomen for previous surgeries. METHODS In September 2009 a 81-years-old patient was admitted in emergency at our department because of abdominal pain and massive oedema of the lower extremities associated to dyspnoea (New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)43029-8