Stent graft repair of iatrogenic femoral arteriovenous fistula: a useful therapeutic approach in a hostile groin

Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2010 Jan;44(1):40-3. doi: 10.1177/1538574409347396. Epub 2009 Nov 16.

Abstract

The incidence of iatrogenic femoral arteriovenous fistulas (IFAVF) has increased in contemporary practice. We herein report the case of a 55-year-old obese woman with significant surgical comorbidities who sustained an IFAVF between the superficial femoral artery (SFA) and the femoral vein. Given her substantial risk factors, she was treated with a SFA stent-graft (iCast 6 x 22 mm) using a contralateral endovascular approach. She remains asymptomatic at 15 months with ongoing resolution of the AVF. This report highlights the utility of stent-graft repair of an IFAVF in high surgical risk patients or in those with ''hostile'' anatomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Female
  • Femoral Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Femoral Artery / surgery*
  • Femoral Vein / diagnostic imaging
  • Femoral Vein / surgery*
  • Groin
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease*
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity, Morbid / complications*
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome