title: Surgical treatment of post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula due to gunshot injury.
abstract: Posttraumatic pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula are rarely observed. Because of the imminent clinical course, early operation is usually indicated. In this study, we present a case of pseudoaneurysm in the left superficial femoral artery and arteriovenous fistula between the left superficial femoral artery and vein in the left thigh, as a result of a gunshot injury. Magnetic resonance angiography and color Doppler ultrasound were used for diagnosis. The patient underwent a successful aneurysmectomy, saphenous vein interposition and venous repair and was discharged on the eighth postoperative day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medicine Faculty of Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bilgehan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erkut
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karapolat
authors.forename: Mehmet A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kaygin
authors.forename: Yahya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Unlü
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D013848:Thigh / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery