UNLABELLED The ocurrence of a traumatic arteriovenous fistula after arthroscopic surgery of TMJ represents an extremely rare event. Specifically, this uncommon complication has been described only in a few case reports. In this light, the most frequent symptoms showed by this disease are thrills, bruits, pulsatile tinnitus, and an expansible vascular mass. Importantly, the severity of these sym...

Electrolyte alterations and extra-renal disorders are quite frequent in patients undergoing haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. The native kidneys may be the site of important pathologies in patients undergoing dialysis, especially in the form of acquired renal cystic disease with frequent malignant transformation. Renal neoplasms represents an important complication of haemodialysis-associat...

Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) is rare but still the most commonly encountered vascular malformation of the spinal cord. A 31-year-old male developed gait disturbance due to weakness of his lower extremities, voiding difficulty and sexual dysfunction with a progressive course since 3 months. He showed areflexia in both knees and ankles. Electromyographic findings were suggestive of ...

A 65 year-old woman was admitted to our hospital, because of unconsciousness after chest and back pain. Echocardiography showed pericardial effusion. She suffered from pre-shock due to cardiac tamponade. Although a cause of cardiac tamponade was unclear, we performed emergency surgical treatment without coronary angiography. In operation, we found a rupture of coronary arteriovenous fistula and...

BACKGROUND The standard technique for fistula cannulation, the rope-ladder technique, is problematic for patients with short fistula lengths and for patients in whom the fistula is difficult to cannulate. The buttonhole technique, cannulation of exactly the same site, offers the advantage of an easy cannulation procedure. However, it can be used only in native fistulas and cannulation is prefer...

Introduction. Native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the recommended vascular access for HD patients by the Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative (DOQI) guidelines. The aim of our study was to determine the correlation between diameter and maturation of vessels in radiocephalic AVF. Methods. A prospective cross-sectional study carried out during 2006-2007 on 96 hemodialysis patients from Hashemin...

We experienced a case in which a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula was found due to the occurrence of cerebral infarction. The patient was a 65-year-old female who had seen a local doctor for lightheadedness occurring upon rising in the morning. She underwent a cerebral MRI and was diagnosed to have a cerebral infarction. Upon closer examination, a chest radiograph revealed an abnormal shadow and...

INTRODUCTION Paradoxical embolism is an increasingly reported cause of arterial embolism. Several embolic sources have been described, but thrombosis of an arteriovenous fistula as a paradoxical emboligenic source has not, to the best of our knowledge, been reported. CASE PRESENTATION A 50-year-old Caucasian woman received a renal graft for primary hyperoxaluria. After transplantation, she wa...

BACKGROUND Patients with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations usually complain of dyspnoea upon exertion, fatigue or migraine, or may be asymptomatic. We describe a patient with an unreported manifestation of a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: a severe chronic cough. CASE PRESENTATION A 51-year old Caucasian non-smoking female police officer presented with a chronic cough. She had been ...