High-output cardiac failure secondary to a surgically constructed arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a rare entity that is usually under-diagnosed in the dialysis population. We herein present a case of a 35-year-old female who was diagnosed with high-output cardiac failure secondary to an AVF and later managed with surgical division of the fistula. Risk factors associated with this entity are disc...

Late complications of ureteral stents are frequent, and longer indwelling times are associated with an increased frequency of complications. Although there are reports of various complications of long-term indwelling ureteral stents, a renocolic fistula secondary to a perinephric abscess resulting from an indwelling ureteral stent has not been reported. Here, we present a fatal case of a renoco...

INTRODUCTION This case report presents the pressure-lowering effect of transluminal fistula occlusion in a patient suffering from secondary glaucoma due to carotid cavernous fistula (CCF). CASE REPORT A 76-year-old Caucasian woman presented with dilated epibulbar vessels with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP, >30 mmHg) as well as glaucomatous excavations of the optic disc in both eyes. Cere...

APRIL 2010 I ENDOVASCULAR TODAY I 29 T he indications for endovascular aneurysm repair have been extended since first described by Parodi and colleagues.1 Although initially designed for simple infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair, the development of bifurcated, modular, and custom-made grafts has extended the use of this technology to allow inclusion of different and challenging aortic anatomies ...

OBJECTIVE To outline two cases of congenital tracheocutaneous fistula and discuss the potential pathogenesis of this previously unreported developmental abnormality. METHODS Two cases of tracheocutaneous fistula evaluated at John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth, TX) from May to October 2001 were reviewed. The surgical treatment of one infant is described. RESULTS Two infants were evaluated...

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