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- Title
Blood pressure shifts resulting from a concealed arteriovenous fistula associated with an iliac aneurysm: a case report.
- Authors
Doi, Shintaro; Motoyama, Yoshiaki; Ito, Hiromi
- Abstract
Background: A solitary iliac aneurysm (SIA) is more uncommon than an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The aneurysm is located in the deep pelvis and is diagnosed when it reaches a large size with symptoms of compression around adjacent structures and organs or when it ruptures. A definite diagnosis of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) associated with a SIA is difficult preoperatively because there might not be enough symptoms and time for diagnosis. Here, we present a patient with asymptomatic rupture of SIA into the common iliac vein with characteristic blood pressure shifts. Case presentation: A 41-year-old man with a huge SIA underwent aortobifemoral graft replacement. Preoperatively, his blood pressure showed characteristic shifts for one or two heartbeats out of five beats, indicating that an AVF was present and that the shunt was about to having a high flow. During surgery, an AVF associated with the SIA was found to be concealed owing to compression from the huge iliac artery aneurysm, and the shunt showed a high flow, resulting in shock during the surgery. No complications were noted after aortobifemoral graft replacement. Postoperatively, we noted an enhanced paravertebral vein on computed tomography (CT), which indicated the presence of an AVF. Conclusions: Definite diagnosis of an AVF offers advantages in surgical and anesthetic management. We emphasize that a large SIA can push the iliac vein and occlude an AVF laceration, concealing the enhancement of the veins in the arterial phase on CT. Blood pressure shifts might predict the existence of a concealed AVF that has a large shunt. Even if the vena cava and the iliac veins are not enhanced on CT, anesthesiologists should carefully determine whether their distal branches are enhanced.
- Subjects
BLOOD pressure; ARTERIOVENOUS fistula; ILIAC artery; TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.; COMPUTED tomography
- Publication
JA Clinical Reports, 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2363-9024
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40981-016-0057-2