Introduction: Traumatic Arteriovenous Fistulas (AVFs) are a rare complication of vascular injuries and pose a problem of topographic diagnosis and therapeutic management. Delayed treatment may cause cardiac and trophic complications.
Presentation of cases: We describe 4 cases of AVFs complicating stab wounds of the lower limb, associated in 2 cases with pseudoaneurysms.
Discussion: In two cases we performed a surgical repair, whereas in the other 2 patients we choose an endovascular treatment with wall graft stent placement.
Conclusion: All traumatic AVFs must be treated to avoid vascular, local and general complications. Using both techniques, we had great results with no complications.
Keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; Endovascular; Pseudoaneurysm; Stent-graft; Surgery.
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