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Vol. 44. Issue 4.
Pages 167-169 (January 2002)
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Vol. 44. Issue 4.
Pages 167-169 (January 2002)
Fístula aortocava: complicación infrecuente tras rotura de aneurisma de aorta abdominal*
Aortocaval fistula: an infrequent complication of aneurysm of the abdominal aorta
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Remedios Alpera*, Francisco Ardoy, Juan A. Gallego
Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico. Hospital General Universitario de Elche. Alicante.
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Se describe un caso de fístula aortocava (FAC) como complicación, muy infrecuente, de un aneurisma de aorta abdominal (AAA), debu-tando clínicamente con dolor en fosa lumbar derecha y fracaso renal. El diagnóstico se realizó por tomografía computarizada helicoidal (TCH) y fue confirmado por la cirugía.

Los hallazgos por TCH consisten en un realce precoz de la vena ca-va inferior (VCI) de similar atenuación que la aorta abdominal (AA) en fase arterial y visualización de la comunicación entre la aorta y la vena cava inferior.

Palabras clave:
Fístula aortocava
Aneurisma aorta abdominal
Tomografía computarizada

A case is reported of aortocaval fistula (ACF) as an infrequent complication of an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta (AAA) that debuted clinically with pain in the right lumbar fossa and kidney failure. The diagnosis was made by helicoid computed tomography (HCT) and confirmed surgery.

HCT findings consisted of an early accentuation of the inferior vena cava (ICV), which has an attenuation similar to the abdominal aorta (AA) in the arterial phase, and visualization of the communication between the aorta and inferior vena cava.

Key words:
Aortocaval fistula
aneurysm of the abdominal aorta
computed tomography

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