title: Surgical management of pseudoaneurysm complicating arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report surgical experience in pseudoaneurysm (PA) repair of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for renal hemodialysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty patients undergoing PA repair of AVF for renal hemodialysis were treated in Central Hospital Conde S. Januario of Macao. Sixteen patients had PAs of AVF in upper extremities, 4 in lower extremities. All patients were treated with surgical therapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All operations were finished without death. One patient suffered from acute thrombosis, recovered without any complication through instant thrombectomy. One patient with postoperative incision bleeding recovered after low molecular weight heparin was ceased. And one AVF could not be mature six weeks later, was recovered after ligation of branch vein. And one patient died due to recurrent cerebral infarction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical repair is the best choice for PA of AVF for renal hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730. yuehongzheng@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yue-hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Chang-wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Heng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Hong-bing
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Gan
authors.forename: Ui
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kuok
authors.forename: Chao-liang
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dias Che Sok
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: In
authors.forename: Furtado
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis