Inferior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula: Case report and world-literature review

Table 2 Cases of inferior mesenteric artery and vein arteriovenous fistula of traumatic-iatrogenic etiology

Case	Sex	Age	Previous operation	Clinical sign						Management
				Abdominal pain	Lower GI bleeding	Abdominal mass/bruit	Upper GI bleeding	Portal hypertension	Ischemic colitis
Houdard et al[22], 1970	F	51	Excision of splenic flexure	√	√			√		Left hemicolectomy
Hirner et al[23], 1978	F	43	Obstetrical	√				√		Left hemicolectomy
Capron et al[13], 1984	F	60	Volvulus of the sigmoid	√			√	√	√	Intraarterial embolization
Slutski et al[12], 1988	M	63	Anterior resection of rectum		√					Embolization
Peer et al[24], 1989	M	63	Anterior resection of the rectum	√	√			√		Embolization
Pietri et al[25], 1990	M	62	Left colectomy			√		√		Left hemicolectomy
	F	60	Left colectomy		√	√			√	Intraarterial embolization
Vauthey et al[1], 1997	M	58	Blunt trauma		√	√				AVF occlusion; embolization; percutaneous alcohol injection
Okada et al[8], 2002	F	69	Sigmoidectomy			√		√		Left sigmoidectomy
Fabre et al[5], 2005	M	N/A	Esophagogastrectomy; sigmoidectomy							Embolization
Gorospe et al[26], 2012	M	58	Right hemicolectomy	√	√					Embolization; total colectomy

AVF: Arteriovenous fistula; GI: Gastrointestinal; N/A: Not available.