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Aorta-Left Renal Vein Fistula Complicating an Aortic Aneurysm: Preoperative and Postoperative Multislice CT Findings

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Fistulas complicating an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are rare, and fistulas involving the left renal vein are particularly uncommon. We highlight here a fistula between an infrarenal aortic aneurysm and a retroaortic left renal vein, revealed by left flank pain associated with hematuria and acute renal failure. The multislice CT angiography performed in this 68-year-old patient revealed communication and equal enhancement between the aorta and the left gonadic vein, suggesting the presence of a fistula. The three-dimensional VRT reconstructions presented in this case were of great value in the preoperative planning, enabling immediate visualization of this unusual feature. Alternative diagnoses to consider when encountering this clinical presentation are reviewed.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hopital de Rangueil CHU de Toulouse, 1 avenue Jean Poulhes TSA 50032, 31059, Toulouse Cedex, France

    Pierre Barrier, Philippe Otal, Valérie Lannareix, Francis Joffre & Hervé Rousseau

  2. Department of Radiology, Clinique Pasteur, 45 avenue de Lombez BP 27617, 31076, Toulouse Cedex 3, France

    Olivier Garcia, Olivier Vahdat & Brice Domenech

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Barrier, P., Otal, P., Garcia, O. et al. Aorta-Left Renal Vein Fistula Complicating an Aortic Aneurysm: Preoperative and Postoperative Multislice CT Findings. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 30, 485–487 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-006-0025-8

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