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Multilevel Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease with Instability
Published on: July 25, 2025
[Congestive heart failure and continuous murmur in patient after lumbar disc surgery--a case report]
Mariusz Mazij1, Bartosz Szafran, Lucyna Lenartowska
1Oddział Kardiologiczny, Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny, Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy, ul. Kamieńskiego 73a, 51-124 Wrocław. mmazij@interia.pl
Abstract:
We present a case of a 61-year-old female who was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of congestive heart failure. Diagnosis of arteriovenous fistula was suggested by the echocardiographic signs of high-output state and a continuous murmur heard especially close to the surgical scar from an intervention on the L4-L5 disc that the patient had undergone eight months before. Aortography confirmed arteriovenous fistula between the right common iliac artery and inferior vena cava. After surgical closure of the fistula, normal cardiac function was restored.
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