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- Title
Inferior vena cava thrombosis following endovascular repair of acute aortocaval fistula: a word of caution.
- Authors
Bernstein, Jeffrey; Jimenez, Juan Carlos
- Abstract
Acute aortocaval fistula (ACF) is a rare, life-threatening condition with a complex clinical presentation, making prompt diagnosis challenging. Primary ACF is believed to be associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture in 80% of the cases. Thrombotic complications following endovascular repair for acute ACF are rare and less widely recognized. A high index of suspicion is required for diagnosis of this postoperative complication. We describe a novel, staged management approach using endovascular aortic stent grafts (Gore Excluder; Flagstaff, CA) in both the abdominal aorta and the inferior vena cava (IVC) in a patient with a ruptured AAA and acute ACF with subsequent acute IVC thrombosis.
- Publication
Vascular and endovascular surgery, 2013, Vol 47, Issue 6, p467
- ISSN
1938-9116
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1177/1538574413490839