title: Stent graft repair of iatrogenic femoral arteriovenous fistula: a useful therapeutic approach in a hostile groin.
abstract: The incidence of iatrogenic femoral arteriovenous fistulas (IFAVF) has increased in contemporary practice. We herein report the case of a 55-year-old obese woman with significant surgical comorbidities who sustained an IFAVF between the superficial femoral artery (SFA) and the femoral vein. Given her substantial risk factors, she was treated with a SFA stent-graft (iCast 6 x 22 mm) using a contralateral endovascular approach. She remains asymptomatic at 15 months with ongoing resolution of the AVF. This report highlights the utility of stent-graft repair of an IFAVF in high surgical risk patients or in those with ''hostile'' anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA. randall.r.de.martino@hitchcock.org
authors.forename: Randall R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: De Martino
authors.forename: Brian W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome