Postcatheterization femoral arteriovenous fistula: endovascular treatment with N-butyl-cyanoacrylate embolization.
We report a case of an iatrogenic femoral arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in a 67-year-old man presenting with right femoral bruit on the day after sheath removal for cardiac catheterization. This was successfully treated with embolization using N-butyl-cynoacrylate (NBCA) through a coaxial microcatheter. Transcatheter embolization of iatrogenic femoral AVFs with NBCA in selected cases may be a safe and effective treatment in the presence of long fistula tracts. It is then easy to perform in experienced hands and relatively inexpensive.
Onal
Baran
B
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, 06510, Turkey. baranonal@gazi.edu.tr
Ilgit
Erhan T
ET
Akpek
Sergin
S
Coskun
Bilgen
B
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D003487:Cyanoacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005269:Femur / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male
D003487:Cyanoacrylates