[Splenic arteriovenous fistula (a clinical case)]

A M Braga; M P Baldacci; S Caruso; G Bonardi; G Wizemann; G Carnevali; M Moroni; S Facchetti

[Splenic arteriovenous fistula (a clinical case)]

Chir Ital. 1992 Jun-Aug;44(3-4):174-9.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

A M Braga¹, M P Baldacci, S Caruso, G Bonardi, G Wizemann, G Carnevali, M Moroni, S Facchetti

Affiliation

¹ II Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Unità Socio-Sanitaria Locale N. 70, Legnano.

PMID: 1306142

Abstract

A splenic arteriovenous fistula is a situation often presenting with signs of portal hypertension and with a characteristic murmur. Though rare, the possibility of a splenic arteriovenous fistula must be borne in mind in differential diagnosis, since it can be corrected surgically by resolving the portal hypertension.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Arteriovenous Fistula / complications
Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnosis
Arteriovenous Fistula / surgery*
Ascites / diagnosis
Ascites / etiology
Ascites / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / diagnosis
Hypertension, Portal / etiology
Hypertension, Portal / surgery
Radiography
Splenic Artery / diagnostic imaging
Splenic Artery / surgery*
Splenic Vein / diagnostic imaging
Splenic Vein / surgery*