Spontaneous aortocaval fistula: CT findings with pathologic correlation

S Quiroga; A Alvarez-Castells; A Hidalgo; C Ruiz-Marcellán; E Castellà; L Gifre

doi:10.1007/BF01213274

Spontaneous aortocaval fistula: CT findings with pathologic correlation

Abdom Imaging. 1995 Sep-Oct;20(5):466-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01213274.

Authors

S Quiroga¹, A Alvarez-Castells, A Hidalgo, C Ruiz-Marcellán, E Castellà, L Gifre

Affiliation

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Spain.

PMID: 7580787
DOI: 10.1007/BF01213274

Abstract

We present a case of aortocaval fistula (ACF) secondary to spontaneous rupture of an atherosclerotic infrarenal aortic aneurysm into the inferior vena cava that was initially diagnosed with computed tomography (CT). This is believed to be the first report of this condition with CT demonstration of the exact site of fistula and CT-pathologic correlation. We retrospectively reviewed the CT findings of another two cases of ACF and the previous literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aorta, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
Aorta, Abdominal / pathology
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / complications
Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Diseases / pathology
Aortic Rupture / complications
Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology
Arteriovenous Fistula / pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vena Cava, Inferior* / diagnostic imaging
Vena Cava, Inferior* / pathology