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Iatrogenic Arteriovenous Fistula in Infancy
Author(s) -
PARRI F. J.,
MESTRES C. A.,
MORALES L.,
RODRIGUEZMIGUELEZ M.,
ROVIRA J.,
MULET J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1988.tb10787.x
Subject(s) - medicine , digital subtraction angiography , arteriovenous fistula , radiology , fistula , angiography , surgery , pseudoaneurysm , aneurysm
. Iatrogenic arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) in infancy are rare and are usually located at the level of femoral and antecubital vessels. They are generally secondary to multiple diagnostic or therapeutic arterial or venous punctures. The diagnosis is usually easy to make on clinical grounds; however, invasive procedures such as digital subtraction angiography (DSA) can be used to locate the fistula. These iatrogenic AVF may present as direct vascular communications or pseudoaneurysms originating in the venous wall. Surgical treatment is the therapy of choice. The case of an infant with an iatrogenic AVF of the femoral vessels is presented.