title: Microcatheter embolization of arteriovenous fistulas in the subclavian region. Report on three cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The retrospective evaluation is presented of 3 patients treated with endovascular embolization of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) in the subclavian region.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three patients, 2 women and one man, were treated endovascularly in local anesthesia using microcatheters and fibered platinum microcoils. Two patients were asymptomatic and one had unexplained chest pain.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All 3 AVFs were successfully occluded. One coil slipped through the fistula into the pulmonary circulation but caused no clinical sequelae.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AVFs in the subclavian region can be treated by using microcatheters and fibered platinum microcoils.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Leppänen
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Seppänen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013348:Subclavian Artery