title: Role of angiographic catheters in surgery of popliteal arteriovenous fistulas.
abstract: A 50-year-old woman with a chronic, traumatic popliteal arteriovenous fistula was treated surgically by closure of the fistula. Placement of an angiographic catheter across the fistula into the venous sac immediately before surgery helped to locate the fistula accurately and quickly at operation. This simple manoeuvre will facilitate surgical treatment, particularly in cases of long-standing, chronic arteriovenous fistulas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Unni
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Neelakandhan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ravimandalam
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging