We report the case of a 21-year-old male with high-output heart failure due to a femoral arteriovenous fistula caused by a firearm wound. A new balloon expandable stent covered with polytetrafluorethylene was implanted in the artery to occlude the arteriovenous fistula. The fistula was immediately occluded and the artery remained patent. On the following day, the patient felt much better, with ...

Iliac arteriovenous fistula is a rare but severe complication of iliac artery aneurysm. We present a case of iliac arteriovenous fistula concomitant with iliac artery aneurysm, which was preoperatively diagnosed by ultrasonography (USG) and successfully treated with emergent surgery. An 84-year-old female admitted to our hospital complaining of a sudden onset of right leg edema and dyspnea. Phy...

Arteriovenous fistulas of the placenta are extremely rare in singleton pregnancies and, to our knowledge, have not previously been reported in twin gestations. We describe a case of an arteriovenous fistula of the placenta in a diamniotic-monochorionic twin pregnancy complicated by twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). The arteriovenous fistula was demonstrated by color-coded vascular injec...

BACKGROUND Spinal dural AVF is the most common type of spinal vascular malformation. However, presenting symptoms differ according to site of spinal involvement. This study described a case of arteriovenous malformation with paraparesis and incontinence. CASE PRESENTATION Diagnosis of patient was confirmed by clinical and imaging examination using magnetic resonance image and ruling out other...

BACKGROUND Successful arteriovenous fistula (AVF) significantly reduces both the morbidity as well as mortality of the patients who have end stage renal disease, and significantly improve their survival rate. The objective of the study was to high light the role of various parameters in the functional maturation of arteriovenous fistula (AVF). METHODS This descriptive analytical study conduct...

INTRODUCTION An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein which may result from traumatic injury or may occur as congenital abnormality. Stent graft repair through arteriovenous fistula could lead to complications. CASE REPORT Endovascular stent graft repair in a 23-year-old patient with posttraumatic superficial femoral arteriovenous fistula was perfo...

Arteriovenous fistulas have long intrigued cardiologists, in part because they are uncommon but also because of their physiologic effects, both local and general. For instance, a fistula in an extremity in children enhances growth of that extremity, whereas a fistula located in the kidney can cause systemic hypertension. Besides local effects, systemic arteriovenous fistulas, if large, have maj...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Concern about primary fistula failure may contribute to the underuse of arteriovenous fistula. The objective of this study was to investigate the baseline clinical parameters associated with primary fistula success. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Consecutive incident patients who commenced dialysis during a 28-mo period in a regional renal program were...

BACKGROUND Although traumatic fistula is frequently encountered, high-output heart failure due to fistula is a very rare condition. Despite an indefinitive history of trauma, arteriovenous (AV) fistula may develop insidiously, and therefore identification of a shunt is highly important for treatment. CASE REPORT Here we report a 46-year-old male patient with heart failure due to traumatic fem...

BACKGROUND Arteriovenous fistula is an uncommon complication of central venous catheterization that often requires invasive repair. CASE REPORT We report the case of an arteriovenous fistula that presented as ongoing pain following removal of a tunneled central venous catheter. The fistula resolved spontaneously following a period of compression and observation. CONCLUSION Our study highlig...