Turkish Journal of Vascular Surgery (Mar 2019)

Iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula and its surgical repair in an infant: A case report

  • Serkan Burc Deşer,
  • Yerik Junusbekov,
  • Zumrut Tan,
  • Eymen Recep,
  • Mustafa Kemal Demirağ,
  • Caner Arslan

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 1
pp. 55 – 7

Abstract

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Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an abnormal connection between arteries and veins. Iatrogenic trauma constitutes the majority of arterial traumas in childhood. The most common post-traumatic complications are AVF, arterial aneurysm/pseudoaneurysm, hematoma, thrombosis, arterial dissection, and acute limb ischemia. Some small AVFs close themselves without treatment. However, larger AVFs can be treated with surgery, endovascular stents, or ultrasound-guided compression. Herein, we present surgical management of a 22-month-old male infant with a high-flow AVF located between the right radial artery and the adjacent vein. [Turk J Vasc Surg 2019; 28(1.000): 55-7]

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