A rare cause of heart failure: aortocaval fistula associated with herniated lumbar disc surgery

• Main Authors: Aksüyek Savaş Çelebi (Author), Alper Tosya (Author), Barış Uymaz (Author), Kenan Ömürlü (Author), Tayfun Aybek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although aortocaval fistula is mostly encountered as a complication of abdominal aortic aneurysms, it may also arise as a complication of lumbar disc surgery. Great arteriovenous shunts especially may lead to high-output heart failure in due time. In this paper, we aim to present a case of high-outp...