title: Arteriovenous fistula leading to severe tortuosity and aneurysm formation.
abstract: Ectasia at the proximal arterial structures is a phenomenon secondary to distal arteriovenous (AV) fistulae and proximal arterial structures must be evaluated carefully prior to an intervention to the lesion especially in long lasting AV fistulae. In this report we present the images of a 58-year-old male patient with a 25-year history of gun shot injury and arteriovenous fistula formation at the femoral region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. muratugurlucan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ugurlucan
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Alpagut
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Banach
authors.forename: Dimitri P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Mikhailidis
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tireli
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dayioglu
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000209:etiology*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged