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  • Title: Endovascular treatment of an aortic aneurysm ruptured into the inferior vena cava.
    Author: Umscheid T, Stelter WJ.
    Journal: J Endovasc Ther; 2000 Feb; 7(1):31-5. PubMed ID: 10772746.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To report the endovascular repair of a rare abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture into the inferior vena cava. METHODS AND RESULTS: A 74-year-old man with a 6.0-cm saccular aortic aneurysm and a previously undiagnosed aortocaval fistula of more than 2 weeks' duration was treated successfully with a Vanguard bifurcated stent-graft. The aneurysm was excluded and no endoleak or communication between the aorta and inferior vena cava was seen on computed tomographic imaging at the 6-month evaluation. CONCLUSIONS: Aortic endografting in this life-threatening complication is an effective treatment option that avoids the significant blood loss encountered in conventional repair.
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