Arteriovenous fistula secondary to iliac mycotic aneurysm: helical CT findings

Authors
Alarcon, M Quiroga, S Sebastia, MC Perez, M Pallisa, E Alvarez-Castells, A
Citation
M. Alarcon et al., Arteriovenous fistula secondary to iliac mycotic aneurysm: helical CT findings, ABDOM IMAG, 25(1), 2000, pp. 55-58
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
ABDOMINAL IMAGING
ISSN journal
09428925 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
55 - 58
Database
ISI
SICI code
0942-8925(200001/02)25:1<55:AFSTIM>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We describe the case of a 59-year-old man who presented a mycotic aneurysm of the common right iliac artery due to Streptococcus agalactiae and develo ped an arteriovenous fistula within the inferior vena cava secondary to spo ntaneous rupture of the aneurysm. The clinical syndrome, helical computed t omographic, and angiographic findings are described and discussed.