Ilio-iliac arteriovenous fistula due to an aortoiliac aneurysm – case report

Autor: Celso Nunes, Juliana Sousa, João O'neill Pedrosa, Vânia Oliveira, Eduardo Silva, Leonor Baldaia, Miguel Silva, Gabriel Anacleto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 100209- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2772-6878
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsurg.2023.100209
Popis: Ilio-iliac arteriovenous fistula occurs in 1% of all common iliac artery aneurysms, a rare complication of this identity. A variety of symptoms appear depending on the size and location of the fistula, making the correct diagnosis quite difficult, only 37–52% of the cases are diagnosed before surgery. We report a case of an abdominal infrarenal aneurysm and right common iliac aneurysm, with fistula into the left common iliac vein, presenting with acute nocturnal paroxysmal dyspnea and left leg edema, inducing to the incorrect diagnosis of venous thromboembolism.
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