Santos E, Peral V, Aroca M, Hernández Lezana A, Serrano F J, Vilacosta I, Gallego J
Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Neuroradiology. 1998 Jul;40(7):459-61. doi: 10.1007/s002340050624.
Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a rare, late complication of lumbar disc surgery. It is often not suspected and the symptoms are diagnosed as heart failure or deep venous thrombosis. We report a case in which the patient developed leg swelling and high-output congestive heart failure due to a left ilioiliac AVF after lumbar laminectomy.