Arteriovenous Fistula Complicating Lumbar-Disk Surgery

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Abstract
IN spite of the frequency of intervertebral-disk operations since the description of the procedure by Mixter and Barr1 in 1934 it was not until 1945 that the first vascular complication of such treatment — an arteriovenous fistula between the right common iliac artery and the inferior vena cava — was reported by Linton and White.2 Studies3 , 4 in which surgeons were polled regarding the occurrence of vascular injury during removal of lumbar disks have indicated that it is not so rare as one might expect; the most recent poll4 reported 106 vascular complications, including laceration of arteries or veins and traumatic . . .