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- Title
SUCCESSFUL REPAIR OF SPONTANEOUS ILIAC ARTERY-ILIAC VEIN FISTULA.
- Authors
Hines, George L.; Merritts, Lynn; Mohtash-Emi, M.
- Abstract
This is the first reported case of an iliac artery-iliac vein arteriovenous fistula secondary to rupture of an isolated atherosclerotic iliac artery aneurysm. The patient presented with systemic and local signs of a large fistula. The operative treatment of fistulas between large vessels has been associated with a high mortality rate because of massive, uncontrollable hemorrhage. For this reason an autotransfuser was used. The operation was performed with only 1 to 2 minutes of hypotension, and the post-operative result was excellent.
- Subjects
ARTERIOVENOUS fistula; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTIC aneurysms; OPERATIVE surgery; MORTALITY
- Publication
Vascular Surgery, 1978, Vol 12, Issue 5, p349
- ISSN
0042-2835
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/153857447801200512