An unusual case of femoral arteriovenous fistula associated with acute limb ischemia following femoral vein catheterization for hemodialysis

An unusual case of femoral arteriovenous fistula associated with acute limb ischemia following femoral vein catheterization for hemodialysis

Abstract Co-occurrence of acute limb ischemia (ALI) and arteriovenous fistula (AVF) as a manifestation of inadvertent arterial injury during percutaneous femoral vein dialysis catheter insertion is a rare and dangerous, but preventable complication. Iatrogenic femoral AVF commonly presents late, wit...

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Main Authors: Thushan Gooneratne, Kankam Arrachchige Nuwan Chanaka, Serosha Mandika Wijeyaratne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2022-05-01
Series:Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
Subjects:
vascular access devices
dialysis
femoral artery
ischemia
arteriovenous fistula
vascular surgical procedures
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