• J Trauma · Jun 1987

    Case Reports

    Splenic arteriovenous fistula.

    • R Gartside and R L Gamelli.
    • J Trauma. 1987 Jun 1; 27 (6): 671-3.

    AbstractWe present a case of a splenic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) occurring postsplenectomy. The splenectomy was performed as a result of severe blunt abdominal trauma. The fistula was discovered in the postoperative period and controlled with intravascular coils. Splenic AVF are usually due to rupture of a pre-existing splenic artery aneurysm, post-traumatic, or iatrogenic. Diagnosis and treatment of a splenic AVF are necessary to prevent the development of hepatosclerosis and esophageal varices.

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