Arteriovenous shunt graft ulceration with sinus and graft epithelialization

Abstract

Arteriovenous fistula and grafts are used as access sites for patients with chronic kidney disease and are prone for complications. Stent grafts are used to treat access site complications. We report a rare and unusual finding of epithelialization of the sinus tract and the lumen of a polytetrafluoroethylene graft, following ulceration of the overlying skin.

Keywords

• Epithelialization
• Sinus tract
• Stent graft