title: Vertebral arteriovenous fistula caused by angiography catheter: case report.
abstract: A case of vertebral arteriovenous fistula (VAF) caused by an angiographic catheter during coronary angiography in a 30-year-old female is presented. The patient complained about a roaring noise in her left ear. Preoperative and postoperative angiographic verification of the lesion is presented. The patient was treated by a direct surgical trapping of the vertebral artery (VA) proximal and distal to the fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Avicenna Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: H Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Gökalp
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Egemen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ustün
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yüceer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery