title: Embolization of an acute renal arteriovenous fistula following a stab wound: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Surgery has traditionally been the definitive form of invasive management for renal vascular injuries. There is a growing trend in the use of endovascular techniques as an alternative to surgery in the trauma setting. We present the case of a 24-year-old woman with an acute renal arteriovenous fistula caused by a stab wound in the left flank, which was successfully managed with selective arterial embolization. This represents only the second reported case of such an approach in the acute setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Zsolt T
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Stockinger
authors.forename: Norman E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: McSwain
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging