Percutaneous coil embolization of iatrogenic femoral arteriovenous fistula or pseudo-aneurysm.
Five male patients aged 43-67 years (mean, 60) with four iatrogenic femoral arteriovenous fistula and two pseudo-aneurysms (1 and 4 cm in diameter) were treated by percutaneous embolization, with coils. One coil migrated during placement to the pulmonary artery without clinical symptoms. All lesions remained obliterated after a mean follow-up of 10 months on Duplex-Doppler control. External manual compression under color-coded-Doppler was tried in three patients and failed.
Lemaire
J M
JM
Department of Medical Imaging, University Hospital Sart-Tilman, Domaine Universitaire du Sart-Tilman, Liege, Belgium.
Dondelinger
R F
RF
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged