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17009085

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-9-17
pubmed:abstractText
Aortocaval fistula is a rare, less than 1%, but life threatening complication, of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Mortality is high but prompt recognition of the fistula can reduce mortality rate. The multidetector row CT (MDCT) findings in a 69-year-old patient with a complex medical history characterized by previous episodes of myocardial ischemia, is reported. MDCT shows an early homogeneous enhancement of the inferior vena cava, slightly dilated at the liver level and markedly narrowed above the renal vein due to aneurysm compression. The patient underwent to emergency laparotomy but died during surgery for cardiac arrest. MDCT allows a prompt recognition of the fistula and different computerized reconstruction techniques as maximum intensity projection (MIP), multiplanar reformatting (MPR) and virtual angioscopy (VA) added imaging information for surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1569-5794
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
635-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
MDCT and virtual angioscopy in spontaneous aortocaval fistula.
pubmed:affiliation
Sezione di Radiologia DIBIMEL, Policlinico Università di Palermo, Via Cardinale Rampolla 1, Palermo 90142, Italy. sergio.salerno@unipa.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports