Percutaneous transfemoral insertion of a stented graft to repair a traumatic femoral arteriovenous fistula

J Vasc Surg. 1993 Aug;18(2):299-302.

Abstract

This case report describes a new approach to repair a femoral arteriovenous fistula with a transluminally placed intraarterial graft-covered stent. A balloon-expandable stented polytetrafluoroethylene graft was inserted percutaneously to obliterate an arteriovenous fistula after a bullet injured the left superficial femoral artery and vein of an 18-year-old man. Follow-up duplex ultrasonography at 5 months demonstrated patency and luminal integrity of the involved artery and vein, with resolution of the associated pseudoaneurysm. Additional follow-up will be needed to further substantiate the utility of this minimally invasive procedure in the treatment of traumatic arterial injuries.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Femoral Artery / injuries*
  • Femoral Vein / injuries*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene
  • Stents*
  • Ultrasonography
  • Wounds, Gunshot / complications
  • Wounds, Gunshot / surgery*

Substances

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene