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Technical Aspects of the Mouse Aortocaval Fistula
Published on: July 11, 2013
[Hematuria secondary to arterioureteral fistula. Endovascular treatment]
L M Marco Pérez1, F Vigués Julia, E Trilla Herrera
1Servicio de Urología, Ciutat Sanitaria i Universitaria de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona.
Abstract:
Presentation of case of patient with macroscopic anemic hematuria caused for the presence of a fistula between the external iliac artery and the ureter. After the diagnosis, a treatment with endovascular mangement was made. The arterioureteral fistulae are a very rare entie, which supposes a vital emergency. The diagnosis depend upon the clinical evidences (complementary explorations rarely provide specific findings). Classic treatment is bases on open surgery, while endovascular treatment may be an alternative with less aggressiveness.
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