Simultaneous manifestation of an aortocaval and aortoduodenal fistula

Vasa. 1996;25(1):81-3.

Abstract

An unusual case of traumatic aortocaval and aortoduodenal fistula is presented in which the two conditions occurred simultaneously. A 19-year-old man was admitted with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding and a pulsatile abdominal mass. An aortography revelead an aortocaval fistula and at the operation an aortocaval and aortoduodenal fistula was found. An aortocaval fistula can be discovered when a patient presents with an abdominal bruit or cardiomegaly with or without heart failure. The diagnosis of an aortoenteric fistula is difficult because of the subtleties in manifestation. The presence of an abdominal pulsatile mass and acute gastrointestinal bleeding should indicate that an aortoenteric fistula is possible.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / surgery
  • Adult
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Aorta, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aorta, Abdominal / surgery
  • Aortic Diseases / complications*
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / complications*
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Duodenal Diseases / complications*
  • Duodenal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Duodenal Diseases / surgery
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula / complications*
  • Intestinal Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Intestinal Fistula / surgery
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Reoperation
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery
  • Wounds, Gunshot / surgery