Traumatic lumbar artery arteriovenous fistula: Preclinically detected by 16-multidetector-row computed tomography and post-processing techniques

C. P. Chou*, H. B. Pan, T. H. Wu, F. D. Huang, M. T. Wu

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Abstract

We report a 21-year-old woman with a penetrating abdominal wound. Injuries of the abdominal aorta and alimentary tract were found during emergency surgery. The patient had a follow-up computed tomography (CT) scan 3 months after surgery. Arterial-phase 16-row multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) showed a suspicious dilated vessel adjacent to the repaired aorta on 5-mm transverse images. A fistula between a lumbar artery and the inferior vena cava was clearly demonstrated on images reformatted with two- (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) techniques. The patient suffered from symptoms of high-output heart failure 8 months after surgery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)401-404
Number of pages4
JournalActa Radiologica
Volume48
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

Keywords

  • CT
  • Fistula
  • IVC
  • Lumbar artery
  • Trauma

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