title: Late occurrence of a large brachial artery aneurysm following closure of a hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: After the pioneer observations by Hunter more than two centuries ago, recent reports have expanded our knowledge about the occurrence and pathophysiology of arterial abnormalities associated with long-lasting hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula (AVF) after its closure. Observed abnormalities include arterial dilatation and aneurysm formation proximal to the site of the repaired AVF. We describe here a patient who developed, after long-lasting hemodialysis AVF, a pan-arterial dilatation with a large brachial artery aneurysm, which was successfully treated with a polytetrafluoroethylene bypass graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bucci
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: Adriano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reddler
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene