Acute liver failure revealing aorto-caval fistula
Guillem, P.; Mohieddine, T.; Hassan, H.; Triboulet, J.P.
Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique 24(4): 461-463
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0399-8320 PMID: 10844290 Document Number: 515522
We report the case of a 49-year-old woman with an aorto-caval fistula following lumbar diskectomy. Initial symptoms included isolated hepatalgia, and were later associated with jaundice and hepatomegaly, suggesting acute liver failure due to right heart failure. Only 9 previous cases of postoperative aorto-caval fistula have been reported and our case emphasizes the possibility of a pseudo-digestive presentation of high output arteriovenous fistula.