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  • Title: Splenic arteriovenous fistula.
    Author: Gartside R, Gamelli RL.
    Journal: J Trauma; 1987 Jun; 27(6):671-3. PubMed ID: 3599115.
    Abstract:
    We present a case of a splenic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) occurring postsplenectomy. The splenectomy was performed as a result of severe blunt abdominal trauma. The fistula was discovered in the postoperative period and controlled with intravascular coils. Splenic AVF are usually due to rupture of a pre-existing splenic artery aneurysm, post-traumatic, or iatrogenic. Diagnosis and treatment of a splenic AVF are necessary to prevent the development of hepatosclerosis and esophageal varices.
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