Successful endovascular treatment using a covered stent for artery-ureteral fistula after surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abstract

Artery-ureteral fistula (AUF) is a rare condition but there is an increase in the number of reported cases. It is frequently difficult to treat. A 63-year-old male who had undergone a Dacron Y-graft placement for an infrarenal aortic aneurysm 3 years earlier, presented with hematuria. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a fistula located between the right common iliac artery and the right ureter at graft anastomosis. Endovascular treatment using a covered stent was performed successfully.

Keywords

• Artery-ureteral fistula
• covered stent
• endovascular treatment
• ureteral obstruction