Endovascular Treatment of an Aortic Aneurysm Ruptured into the Inferior Vena Cava
- 1 February 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Endovascular Therapy
- Vol. 7 (1) , 31-35
- https://doi.org/10.1177/152660280000700105
Abstract
Purpose: To report the endovascular repair of a rare abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture into the inferior vena cava. Methods and Results: A 74-year-old man with a 6.0-cm saccular aortic aneurysm and a previously undiagnosed aortocaval fistula of more than 2 weeks' duration was treated successfully with a Vanguard bifurcated stent-graft. The aneurysm was excluded and no endoleak or communication between the aorta and inferior vena cava was seen on computed tomographic imaging at the 6-month evaluation. Conclusions: Aortic endografting in this life-threatening complication is an effective treatment option that avoids the significant blood loss encountered in conventional repair.Keywords
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