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Spontaneous aorto-caval fistulas from ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Source :
- European Journal of Vascular Surgery. 8:36-40
- Publication Year :
- 1994
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1994.
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Abstract
- Thirty-six cases of abdominal aortic aneurysms rupturing into the vena cava and two iliac aneurysms rupturing into iliac veins are reported. This group represents 10% of the total number of observed ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (388). Such a condition is therefore quite rare but should be considered positively because the reported mortality rate is less than with ruptured aneurysms in general. Nevertheless, a spontaneous aorto-caval fistula is responsible for a critical haemodynamic deterioration and sudden worsening of the general condition of the patient and therefore prompt surgical repair is mandatory. The overall mortality rate in our series was 21 % (8 cases).
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Fistula
Aortic Diseases
Hemodynamics
Vena Cava, Inferior
Aneurysm, Ruptured
Iliac Vein
Iliac Artery
Aortic aneurysm
Aneurysm
medicine
Humans
cardiovascular diseases
Iliac Aneurysm
Aged
Surgical repair
Rupture, Spontaneous
business.industry
Mortality rate
medicine.disease
Surgery
Radiography
Arteriovenous Fistula
cardiovascular system
Female
Radiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
Abdominal surgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0950821X
- Volume :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Vascular Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5fd0bad80329318c3fd6973243fbd4df