The types of fistulae used and their complication rates are important for the hemodialysis patients. We aimed to compare retrospectively the primary and secondary patency rates and complications of upper extremity arteriovenous fistulae. Between 1984 and 2005, a total of 1,233 upper extremity arteriovenous fistulae were created in 920 patients. The mean age was 42 +/- 21 years. The fistulae wer...

OBJECTIVE Assess outcome of patients with descending thoracic aortic aneurysms complicated by aortobronchial and aortoesophageal fistulae in comparison to patients undergoing repair of aortic aneurysms without fistulae. METHODS In a consecutive series of 145 patients (age 60 +/- 12 years) with repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, 11 patients (8%; age 63 +/- 9; ...

Background: Fistulae are a common complication in up to 35% of all patients with Crohn’s disease. Their therapy is difficult and frequently unsatisfactory. To date, no histological comparison of Crohn’s disease fistulae with non-inflammatory bowel disease fistulae has been performed. In addition, Crohn’s disease fistulae have not been well characterised morphologically. Methods: Eighty four fis...

The outcome among 39 patients with enterocutaneous fistulae complicating Crohn's disease has been reviewed. The patients were considered in two groups: (1) no disease - all were early postoperative fistulae (n = 9); (2) active disease (i) without abscess formation (n = 16), (ii) with abscess formation (n = 14). Postoperative fistulae with no evidence of active Crohn's disease healed spontaneous...

Abstract Three dogs presented to a referral hospital with periorbital cutaneous fistulae. Investigations in all patients identified odontogenic disease as the cause of Treatment by tooth extraction was undertaken and resulted resolution Patients presenting facial fistulae or swellings should undergo thorough intra‐oral examination dental radiography computed tomography diagnose/exclude Dental e...

Arteriovenous fistulae of the cavernous sinus are rare and difficult to diagnose. They are classified into dural cavernous sinus fistulae or direct carotid-cavernous fistulae. Despite the similarity of symptoms between both types, a precise diagnosis is essential since the treatment is specific for each type of fistula. Imaging findings are remarkably similar in both dural cavernous sinus fistu...

Although arterialovenous fistulae (AVF) is considered to be vital for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, but they may cause complications and problems. For instance they may fail soon after their creation. The most important cause of failure in these cases is intrafistula thrombus formation. Whereas anti-platelet drugs are not routinely used after fistulae creation, we conducted this stud...

BACKGROUND Thrombosis following stenosis of arteriovenous fistulae resulting in the loss of vascular access for hemodialysis is an important complication in patients with chronic renal failure. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is being used more frequently in the treatment of stenosis aiming at increasing the patency of arteriovenous fistulae. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the primary patency of...

theoretically feasible is not always practical or affordable. The first book on intestinal fistulae was written by Thomas Pridgin Teale of Leeds in 1841. In his day most fistulae were the result of the natural progression of advanced disease. In the 1980s 70% of fistulae follow surgery and 20% are due to inflammatory bowel disease. The remaining 10% are the result of a variety of causes such as...

BACKGROUND Despite an increased propensity to primary failure in forearm arteriovenous fistulae compared with upper arm fistulae, forearm fistulae remain the preferred primary access type for chronic hemodialysis patients. In a high risk patient population with multiple medical comorbidities associated with requirement for intravenous access we compared the rates of access failure in forearm an...