Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Rupture into the Inferior Vena Cava

WILLIAM N. VIAR, THOMAS A. LOMBARDO
1952 Circulation  
A patient is presented with an arteriosclerotic abdominal aneurysm that ruptured into the inferior vena cava. Clinically, the picture was that of a peripheral arteriovenous communication with heart failure of the "high-output" type. Intestinal bleeding occurred as a result of venous engorgement and hemorrhagic colitis.
doi:10.1161/01.cir.5.2.287 pmid:14896475 fatcat:c6pckx4o5bakpm5g5hehc6oasi