Endovascular repair of a chronic aortocaval fistula using a thoracic aortic endoprosthesis |
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Authors: | Mitchell Marc E McDaniel Huey B Rushton Fred W |
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Affiliation: | Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA. memitchell@surgery.umsmed.edu |
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Abstract: | Penetrating abdominal trauma with injury to the aorta and vena cava usually requires emergent intervention and is frequently lethal. Formation of a chronic aortocaval fistula (ACF) is an uncommon late complication of these injuries. We report a case of an ACF presenting 17 years after a gunshot wound to the abdomen, with progressive congestive heart failure as the presenting symptom. The ACF was successfully treated with an endoprosthesis designed for the thoracic aorta. |
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