Aortocaval fistula after endovascular stent-grafting of abdominal aortic aneurysm

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2009 Jun;50(3):387-9. Epub 2008 Oct 24.

Abstract

The authors present a case report of a 79-year-old man with insufficient cardiac contractile function who underwent endovascular stent-grafting for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Thirty months later, the aneurysm ruptured into the inferior vena cava and subsequently formed an aortocaval fistula caused by migration of the stent-graft. Urgent secondary endovascular stent-grafting successfully excluded the blood flow into the vena cava. Endovascular stent-grafting is deemed suitable for treating this serious disorder, especially in severely debilitated or compromised patients who might not withstand a standard surgical intervention. Furthermore, in patients with previous stent-grafting, since the primary stent-graft makes repair by open surgery more difficult, a secondary endovascular intervention is recommended if feasible.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Diseases / etiology*
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery
  • Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Rupture / etiology*
  • Aortic Rupture / surgery
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology*
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / surgery
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phlebography
  • Reoperation
  • Stents
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vena Cava, Inferior* / diagnostic imaging
  • Vena Cava, Inferior* / surgery