Communications to the Editor

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Syme J. : Case of spontaneous varicose aneurysm. Edinb Med Surg J 36:104-105, 1831.

Boinet: Maladies des arteres et de 1' aorte brouardel et Gilbert, 1907. In: Surgery, Its Principles and Practice, ed. by Matas R. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co, 1909, p. 293.

Cooley DA , Discussion of : Javid H, Dye WS, Grover WJ, Julian DC: Resection of ruptured aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. Ann Surg 142:621-623, 1955.

Kazmier FJ , Harrison CE : Acquired aortocaval fistula. Am J Med 55:175-183, 1973.

Mohr LL , Smith LL : Arteriovenous fistula from rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Arch Surg 110:806-812, 1975.

Pond GD , Hillman B. : Evaluation of aneurysms by computerized tomography. Surgery 89:216-223, 1981.

Bernstein EM , Daley RB , Goldberger LB , Leopold GR : Growth rates of small abdominal aortic aneurysms . Surgery 80:765-773, 1976.

Doty DB , Wright CB , Lambreath WC , et al: Aortocaval fistula associated with aneurysm of the abdominal aorta: Current management using autotransfusion techniques. Surgery 84:250-252, 1978.