Economic implications of screening strategies in arteriovenous fistulae

Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae: Clinical Presentation and Management Strategies.

Coronary arteriovenous fistulae: a review.

Coronary arteriovenous fistulae are a coronary anomaly, presenting in 0.002% of the general population. Their etiology can be congenital or acquired. We present a review of recent literature related to their epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic approach, and therapeutic management.

Noncavernous arteriovenous shunts mimicking carotid cavernous fistulae.

PURPOSE The classic symptoms and signs of carotid cavernous sinus fistula or cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF) consist of eye redness, exophthalmos, and gaze abnormality. The angiography findings typically consist of arteriovenous shunt at cavernous sinus with ophthalmic venous drainage with or without cortical venous reflux. In rare circumstances, the shunts are localized outsi...

Portal hypertension resulting from splenic arteriovenous fistulae.

Portal hypertension is commonly due to obstruction to portal blood flow either within the liver as in cirrhosis, or within the portal vein, as from thrombosis. In recent years, however, reports have multiplied of portal hypertension in the absence of both intrahepatic and extrahepatic obstruction (Rousselot, 1940; Whipple, 1945; Hallenbeck and Shocket, 1957; Tisdale, Klatstin, and Glenn, 1959; ...

Neurological complications from brachial arteriovenous fistulae.

A 69-year-old male cardiac transplant recipient with end-stage renal disease secondary to cyclosporin toxicity, presented with a painful swollen right brachial AVF following difficult cannulations over several consecutive dialysis sessions. On inspection there was a tender soft tissue swelling overlying the fistula, but a thrill was still palpable. Neurological examination revealed weakness of ...