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Technical Aspects of the Mouse Aortocaval Fistula
Published on: July 11, 2013
Iliocaval arteriovenous fistula presenting with multiple organ failure
R P Lim1, D L Stella, R J Dowling
1Department of Radiology, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ruthplim74@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Iliac arteriovenous fistulas are an uncommon condition, which may be spontaneous or traumatic in nature. Such fistulas classically present with a triad of high-output cardiac failure, pulsatile abdominal mass with a bruit and unilateral leg ischaemia or venous congestion. We describe a case of an iliocaval fistula secondary to rupture of a common iliac artery aneurysm, with an unusual presentation of multiple organ failure, masquerading as sepsis. We describe the CT findings of iliocaval fistula, which was the means of diagnosis in this study.

