Aorto-atrial fistula following internal jugular vein catheterization.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 48-year-old woman with giant haemangioma of the liver underwent percutaneous transjugular placement of a stent in the left hepatic vein for relief of an obstruction due to the compression of the benign liver tumour. Following the procedure, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation occurred and right-sided heart failure gradually appeared. Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization demonstrated a fistula between the aortic root and the right atrium, that was confirmed on surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Diseases
- Arterio-Arterial Fistula
- Catheterization, Central Venous