Key result
A novel endovascular approach successfully treated a patient with an aortocaval fistula presenting with acute renal failure and heart failure.
Case Report (n=1)
Endovascular repair can be a successful novel approach for treating aortocaval fistula presenting with acute renal failure and heart failure.
May support endovascular repair in aortocaval fistula with acute renal and heart failure; hypothesis-generating and requires validation.
Spontaneous rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm into the inferior vena cava is rare and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The clinical presentation can be variable and thus the diagnosis can be difficult. It can present with symptoms and signs of an abdominal emergency, venous hypertension, or systemic hypoperfusion. The traditional method of repair has been open surgery which is associated with high rate of complications. We report a case of aortocaval fistula (ACF) presenting with acute renal failure and heart failure, which was treated successfully with a novel, endovascular approach.
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Takkar et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Aortocaval fistula presenting with acute renal failure and heart failure (n=1). Endovascular approach was evaluated on Successful treatment. A novel endovascular approach successfully treated a patient with an aortocaval fistula presenting with acute renal failure and heart failure.
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