title: Percutaneous endoluminal stent-graft repair of an old traumatic femoral arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: A stent-graft was custom made to close a high-flow traumatic arteriovenous fistula of the left superficial femoral artery, present for 30 years, in a 60-year-old man with congestive heart failure and ischemic ulceration in the left foot. A balloon expandable Palmaz stent (P394; 2.5 mm X 3.9 cm) was covered with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft and was inserted percutaneously through an 11 Fr vascular sheath. Follow-up Doppler ultrasound at 6 months demonstrated occlusion of the arteriovenous fistula, patency of the artery, and luminal integrity of the artery and vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425-9737, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uflacker
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011859:Radiography; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D015607:Stents; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene