Successful surgical treatment of a rupture to an arteriovenous fistula aneurysm.
We describe here the successful surgical treatment of a rupture of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) aneurysm that compromised access for dialysis. A 59-year-old woman had a history of uraemia s/p with an AVF involving the brachial artery and basilic vein that had been superficialised for eight years. A sudden-onset rupture of the aneurysm was diagnosed just after haemodialysis at a local specialist clinic. The patient volunteered to receive emergency surgery. Partial resection of the aneurysm and anastomosis with 4-0 prolene was performed. She was well with regular haemodialysis at the six-month follow-up.
Yang
Tai-Hou
TH
Department of Surgery, Wei-Gong Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lee
Chih-Hsien
CH
Tsai
Chien-Sung
CS
Tsai
Yi-Ting
YT
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures