INTRODUCTION We report a case of aortocaval fistula successfully treated by hybrid operation. CASE DESCRIPTION A 73-year-old female suffering from malignant lymphoma and painful leg edema was transferred to our institution. Computed tomography revealed an aortoiliac aneurysm. The inferior vena cava was compressed by displacement of the abdominal aortic aneurysm. The bilateral internal iliac a...

This 17-year-old girl had been born with an imperforate anus and rectovaginal fistula, which was treated by a rectal cut-back. Because of recurrent urinary tract infections associated with ureteric reflux and hydronephrosis bilateral ureteric reimplantation and an ileal loop bladder were performed in childhood. She was treated with haemodialysis at 15 years of age because of reduced renal funct...

To cite: Chaudhary R, Modi JN, Jain N, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014206772 DESCRIPTION A 42-year-old woman presented with continuous urinary discharge from the vagina. She had undergone abdominal hysterectomy for adenomyosis and started leaking urine from the vagina on the 12th postoperative day. On per speculum examination, continuou...

We present the case of a 56-year-old patient suffering from an aorto-esophageal fistula after complex treatment of acute Type A dissection including thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of the descending aorta. Open surgical descending replacement using a pericardial patch, as well as esophagectomy, was performed. After a long and complicated hospital stay, the patient finally recovered ...

Although cervical epidural abscess is rare, it should be strongly suspected in any patient with unexplainable neck pain and fever, especially when the patient has a predisposing factor for this infectious process. The authors report a case of cervical epidural abscess in a 39-yr-old man with an aorto-duodenal fistula, which complicated the interposition of artificial graft for abdominal aortic ...

Primary aorto-enteric fistula (PAEF)is a serious complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm(AAA). We report a patient with PAEF associated with inflammatory AAA who underwent emergent surgery. A 52-year-old male presented with recurrent hematemesis. A computer tomography scan showed a sealed rupture of the AAA adjacent to the duodenum. At surgery, a coin-sized PAEF was noted. The aorta was repla...