Computed tomographic diagnosis of aortocaval fistula

Aortocaval fistula is an abnormal vascular communication between an aortic aneurysm and the inferior vena cava. The condition is very rare and life threatening with high mortality. This article reports a case of aortocaval fistula in a 76-year-old male diagnosed using computed tomography. Computed t...

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Autores principales: Singh, Navdeep, Kuriakose, Aneesh Mangalasseril, George, Regi AN, Vaidya, Shirish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6837780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31754508
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v22i1.1363
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author Singh, Navdeep
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Vaidya, Shirish
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description Aortocaval fistula is an abnormal vascular communication between an aortic aneurysm and the inferior vena cava. The condition is very rare and life threatening with high mortality. This article reports a case of aortocaval fistula in a 76-year-old male diagnosed using computed tomography. Computed tomography, being a non-invasive investigation, ensures early diagnosis and can help in prompt surgical or interventional radiological management which can be life-saving.
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spelling pubmed-68377802019-11-21 Computed tomographic diagnosis of aortocaval fistula Singh, Navdeep Kuriakose, Aneesh Mangalasseril George, Regi AN Vaidya, Shirish SA J Radiol Case Report Aortocaval fistula is an abnormal vascular communication between an aortic aneurysm and the inferior vena cava. The condition is very rare and life threatening with high mortality. This article reports a case of aortocaval fistula in a 76-year-old male diagnosed using computed tomography. Computed tomography, being a non-invasive investigation, ensures early diagnosis and can help in prompt surgical or interventional radiological management which can be life-saving. AOSIS 2018-09-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6837780/ /pubmed/31754508 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v22i1.1363 Text en © 2018. The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6837780/
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