Endovascular treatment of arterio-ureteral fistulae with covered stents: Case series and review of the literature. (28th August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Patel, Dhruv; Kumar, Abhishek; Ranganath, Praveen; Contractor, Sohail
• Is Part Of: SAGE open medical case reports. Volume 2(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-08-28
• Subjects: Arterio-ureteral fistula -- vasculoureteric fistula -- hematuria; Clinical medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1177/2050313X14548094
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-313X

Abstract

Arterio-ureteral fistulae are abnormal connections between an artery and the ureter and carry a high mortality. We present two cases of arterio-ureteral fistulae that presented with life-threatening hematuria. Both patients were treated with endovascular covered stent placement.