High-flow renal arteriovenous fistula treated with the Amplatzer vascular plug: implementation of an arterial and venous approach.
We present a 28-year-old man with a large symptomatic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) treated with embolization using the Amplatzer vascular plug (AVP). Although embolization may be considered the first-line therapy in the treatment of AVFs, there is an inherent high risk of migration of the embolic agents into the venous and pulmonary circulations. This case is illustrative of the ease and safety of using this device in high-flow renal AVFs.
Second Department of Radiology, Athens University, Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, 1 Rimini St., 12462, Chaidari, Greece. ebrountz@med.uoa.gr
Elias N
EN
Brountzos
Nikolaos
N
Ptohis
Maria
M
Grammenou-Pomoni
Irini
I
Panagiotou
Dimitrios
D
Kelekis
Athanasios
A
Gouliamos
Nikolaos
N
Kelekis
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed