Turk J Gastroenterol
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Turk J Gastroenterol · Sep 2004
Case ReportsSpontaneous aortocaval fistula presenting with acute liver and renal failure: a case report.
Spontaneous aortocaval fistula is rare, occurring only in 3%-6% of all ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. A definitive diagnosis of aortocaval fistula is sometimes difficult, as the classic diagnostic signs (pulsatile abdominal mass with bruit, high-output heart failure and acute dyspnea) are present only in 20%-50% of all such cases. ⋯ Surgical repair of aortocaval fistula is now standardized repair of the fistula. We report herein a case of spontaneous aortocaval fistula, which presented with liver and renal failure.