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- Title
Stent Graft Repair of Iatrogenic Femoral Arteriovenous Fistula: A Useful Therapeutic Approach in a Hostile Groin.
- Authors
De Martino, Randall R.; Nolan, Brian W.; Powell, Richard J.; Walsh, Daniel B.; Stone, David H.
- Abstract
The incidence of iatrogenic femoral arteriovenous fistulas (IFAVF) has increased in contemporary practice. We herein report the case of a 55-year-old obese woman with significant surgical comorbidities who sustained an IFAVF between the superficial femoral artery (SFA) and the femoral vein. Given her substantial risk factors, she was treated with a SFA stent-graft (iCast 6 × 22 mm) using a contralateral endovascular approach. She remains asymptomatic at 15 months with ongoing resolution of the AVF. This report highlights the utility of stent-graft repair of an IFAVF in high surgical risk patients or in those with ''hostile'' anatomy.
- Subjects
ARTERIOVENOUS fistula; SURGICAL stents; ENDOVASCULAR surgery; GROIN surgery; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2010, Vol 44, Issue 1, p40
- ISSN
1538-5744
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1177/1538574409347396