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Evaluation of traumatic groin arteriovenous fistulas with duplex Doppler sonography.
Author(s) -
Helvie M A,
Rubin J
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1989.8.1.21
Subject(s) - medicine , arteriovenous fistula , groin , duplex ultrasonography , radiology , doppler sonography , ultrasonography doppler , femoral vein , duplex (building) , complication , percutaneous , doppler effect , femoral artery , fistula , surgery , ultrasonography , dna , genetics , physics , astronomy , biology
Femoral arteriovenous fistula is a rare complication of percutaneous transfemoral catheterization. We report the duplex Doppler findings of three such cases. Continuous positive diastolic arterial flow, as well as an abnormal venous flow pattern, was observed in all cases. When present, these Doppler spectral changes support the diagnosis of arteriovenous fistula.