Endovascular Management of Lower Limb Arteriovenous Fistula Presenting 8 Years After Gunshot Injury. (November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gorsi, Ujjwal; Agarwal, Vivek; Savlania, Ajay; Behra, Arunanshu; Sandhu, Manavjit Singh
• Is Part Of: Vascular & endovascular surgery. Volume 53:Number 8(2019)
• Page Start: 670
• Page End: 673
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Subjects: arteriovenous fistula -- stent graft -- gunshot; Blood-vessels -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Blood-vessels -- Endoscopic surgery -- Periodicals; Vascular Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Angioplasty -- Periodicals; Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive -- Periodicals; Vascular Diseases -- surgery -- Periodicals; Vaisseaux sanguins -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Vaisseaux sanguins -- Chirurgie endoscopique -- Périodiques; 617.41
• DOI: 10.1177/1538574419870679
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1538-5744

Abstract

Trauma is a common cause of arteriovenous fistula resulting from iatrogenic or penetrating injuries such as gunshot wounds, stab injuries, and so on. Endovascular management using stent grafts is a minimally invasive method to manage these complex vascular injuries. We present a case report of a young male patient who presented to us with complaint of progressively increasing swelling in the left lower limb 8 years after gunshot injury to that limb. Stent grafts were deployed to reconstruct the artery and to occlude the fistulous site.