IATROGENIC ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA AND ITS SURGICAL REPAIR IN AN INFANT: A CASE REPORT

SERKAN BURÇ DEŞER, YERİK JUNUSBEKOV, ZÜMRÜT TAN, EYMEN RECEP, MUSTAFA KEMAL DEMİRAĞ, CANER ARSLAN

Turkish Journal of Vascular Surgery - 2019;28(1):55-57

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey

 

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.