Computed tomographic diagnosis of aortocaval fistula

Computed tomographic diagnosis of aortocaval fistula

Aortocaval fistula is an abnormal vascular communication between an aortic aneurysm and the inferior vena cava. The condition is very rare and life threatening with high mortality. This article reports a case of aortocaval fistula in a 76-year-old male diagnosed using computed tomography. Computed t...

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Main Authors: Navdeep Singh, Aneesh Mangalasseril Kuriakose, Regi AN George, Shirish Vaidya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-09-01
Series:South African Journal of Radiology
Subjects:
aortocaval fistula
computed tomography
aortic aneurysm
Online Access:https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/1363
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spelling doaj-6325d78165fe4e39b2ccebcb03e397a42020-11-25T00:43:22ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Radiology1027-202X2078-67782018-09-01221e1e310.4102/sajr.v22i1.13631030Computed tomographic diagnosis of aortocaval fistulaNavdeep Singh0Aneesh Mangalasseril Kuriakose1Regi AN George2Shirish Vaidya3Department of Radiodiagnosis, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research InstituteDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research InstituteDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research InstituteDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research InstituteAortocaval fistula is an abnormal vascular communication between an aortic aneurysm and the inferior vena cava. The condition is very rare and life threatening with high mortality. This article reports a case of aortocaval fistula in a 76-year-old male diagnosed using computed tomography. Computed tomography, being a non-invasive investigation, ensures early diagnosis and can help in prompt surgical or interventional radiological management which can be life-saving.https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/1363aortocaval fistulacomputed tomographyaortic aneurysm
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author Navdeep Singh
Aneesh Mangalasseril Kuriakose
Regi AN George
Shirish Vaidya
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Aneesh Mangalasseril Kuriakose
Regi AN George
Shirish Vaidya
Computed tomographic diagnosis of aortocaval fistula
South African Journal of Radiology
aortocaval fistula
computed tomography
aortic aneurysm
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Aneesh Mangalasseril Kuriakose
Regi AN George
Shirish Vaidya
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title Computed tomographic diagnosis of aortocaval fistula
title_short Computed tomographic diagnosis of aortocaval fistula
title_full Computed tomographic diagnosis of aortocaval fistula
title_fullStr Computed tomographic diagnosis of aortocaval fistula
title_full_unstemmed Computed tomographic diagnosis of aortocaval fistula
title_sort computed tomographic diagnosis of aortocaval fistula
publisher AOSIS
series South African Journal of Radiology
issn 1027-202X
2078-6778
publishDate 2018-09-01
description Aortocaval fistula is an abnormal vascular communication between an aortic aneurysm and the inferior vena cava. The condition is very rare and life threatening with high mortality. This article reports a case of aortocaval fistula in a 76-year-old male diagnosed using computed tomography. Computed tomography, being a non-invasive investigation, ensures early diagnosis and can help in prompt surgical or interventional radiological management which can be life-saving.
topic aortocaval fistula
computed tomography
aortic aneurysm
url https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/1363
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