[Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta complicated with a fistula into the inferior caval vein].

The results of treatment are presented in three patients with a fistula between the lumen of abdominal aorta aneurysm and the inferior caval vein. Surgical operation was successful in two patients, and one patient with large fistula, operated on as urgent case, died. The results of treatment of this rare complication are influenced by: fistular dimensions, volume of blood lost during operation and good cooperation between surgical and anaesthesiological teams.