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

Table 1 Cases of inferior mesenteric artery and vein arteriovenous fistula of congenital etiology

Case	Sex	Age	Clinical sign
			Abdominal pain	Lower GI bleeding	Abdominal mass/bruit	Upper GI bleeding	Portal hypertension	Ischemic colitis	Management
Van Way et al[10], 1971	F	72	√				√		Left hemicolectomy
Sabatier et al[17], 1978	M	22	√	√	√				None (patient’s refusal)
Oyama et al[18], 1980	M	70			√				Left hemicolectomy
Manns et al[11], 1990	M	33		√			√		Left hemicolectomy; mesenteric vein anastomosed to vena cava
Baranda et al[16], 1996	M	63		√			√		Ligation and resection of fistula
Capuano et al[9], 2004	F	76	√	√			√		Embolization; ligation of AVF
Nemcec and Yakes[19], 2005	M	65		√			√		Vein embolization
Matsui et al[20], 2007	M	N/A							Embolization
Kim et al[3], 2008	M	56	√	√			√	√	Percutaneous angioplasty of portal vein; left hemicolectomy
Metcalf et al[7], 2008	M	50	√					√	Left hemicolectomy
Türkvatan et al[2], 2009	M	83	√	√				√	Left hemicolectomy
Akgun et al[6], 2013	M	48	√					√	Total colectomy
El Muhtasaeb et al[21], 2013	M	57	√	√				√	Embolization; left hemicolectomy
Plotkin et al[14], 2013	F	70	√				√	√	Embolization
Takahashi et al[15], 2013	M	78		√			√		Resection
Current case	M	63	√					√	Embolization; left hemicolectomy

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