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  • Title: Aorto-caval fistula after lumbo-sacral disk surgery.
    Author: van Berge Henegouwen DP, Koopman MM, van der Werken C.
    Journal: Neth J Surg; 1991 Oct; 43(5):175-7. PubMed ID: 1787903.
    Abstract:
    A patient with an aorta-caval fistula after intervertebral disk surgery is presented. Deterioration of the condition of the patient, mainly due to a progressive congestive heart failure, was caused by a large aorto-caval fistula; emergency repair of the lesion led to complete recovery. Because of delay in diagnosis, this insidious complication generally causes serious cardiopulmonary disturbances with a high morbidity and a significant mortality. The surgical treatment consists of the reconstruction of the greater veins and arteries involved.
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